Blogger conference call offers plenty of story ideas about agricultural and rural issues; listen to it here

We participated in a conference call for agricultural- and rural-minded bloggers this week, and a podcast of the discussion is available here. During the call, agricultural journalist John Phipps and Wayne Wenzel, the seeds and technology Editor for Farm Journal, covered a wide range of topics. Phipps is host of US Farm Report, writes for Farm Journal and also appears on AgWeb.

Among the issues discussed were rising food prices, renewable fuels, organic products, new farm technology and and how small-town newspapers and journalists can take advantage of the Internet. It's worth a listen, especially since the food versus fuel debate remains a hot topic for those in agriculture and for consumers in general.