Today's Thought Leader is Dr. Jim Wetzel, an aquaculture researcher / instructor for Lincoln University as well as a member of the research technical committee for the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center.

The news YOU need to know:
• Researchers study Super-Repellent surfaces for Safer Fruits & Vegetables.
• California’s Central Valley is helping shape the future of American Agriculture.
• 1 in 4 consumers discuss responsible food sourcing online.

Our farmer is Jeff Howell, who together with his family, started Triple J Farms, which raises shrimp in an indoor controlled environment in the Midwest.