Lost Connections
Bridging the Gap Between Consumers and Food ProducersModern agriculture emphasizes technology and genetic advances. Consumers just want to feel good about what they're eating. How do we all find common ground?
Victoria Myers
Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
Victoria Myers is an award-winning agricultural journalist, on The Progressive Farmer Magazine's editorial staff since 1989, when she was hired as the cotton editor. Since that time she has diversified into several coverage areas, including: conservation, extra income, farmland values and cattle. She coordinates and writes for the magazine's Cattlelink section, is responsible for content in the weekly Cattlelink e-newsletter and helps supply DTN with some of its livestock articles. Myers is based in Birmingham, Alabama.
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