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Can GMOs Make Me Sick?
So many products at the grocery include ‘Non-GMO’ on their labels. This is leading consumers to ask, “If I eat a GMO, will I get sick?” or “Should I just avoid them altogether?”
Agricultural Technology, Food Safety, Health
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A Vitamin D-lemma: Sunscreen vs. Healthy Sun Exposure
Our bodies need vitamin D from the sun to function properly, but sunlight can also damage our skin and the FDA has just put out a warning against certain sunscreen ingredients, like oxybenzone and PABA. So how can we get our much-needed vitamin D while keeping our bodies safe?
Health
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Don’t Be Fooled by Food Labels
There are so many food labels today: Organic, Grassfed, No Hormones or Antibiotics added, Non-GMO, Certified Humane…the list goes on. Ever wonder what all those food labels really mean? Well, we’re here to help you understand them and to know when you’re being fooled!
Food Ingredients, Food Regulations and Policy
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Pet Food for Thought
Which type of pet food is best? With all the choices today - kibble, raw food, homemade, grain-free, freeze-dried - we certainly have a lot to think about. Dirt to Dinner examines the ways to cut through the confusion in the pet food industry.
Food Ingredients, Food Production, Health
Agave: Too Good to be True
Agave nectar is a popular sweetener that many people use to replace sugar. Don't let marketing fool you.
Diet, Food Ingredients, Health
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CRISPR: An Innovative Technology in Ag
The possibilities are endless with CRISPR/Cas9. Let’s see how CRISPR is beginning to affect and enhance our agricultural food supply system.
Agricultural Technology, Food Production, Food Technology
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Should We Eat Wheat?
Whole grain is an important part of your daily nutrition and while you don’t want to have a big bowl of pasta every day, eating a well balanced meal, which includes wheat, is healthy.
Diet, Food Ingredients, Health
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What’s the Catch?
The fish on our plate often comes from all over the world, but we really have no knowledge of exactly where the fish spawned, swam, and was processed. Has the fish on your plate been caught or farmed sustainably? Was it fed a healthy diet before it was harvested?
Food Ingredients, Food Production, Food Regulations and Policy, Food Safety
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How market forces, self-regulation and GMO crops are making fish farming more sustainable
Like other types of farming, quality varies and the aquaculture industry has sometimes come in for criticism over the health and welfare of fish.
Animal Welfare and Health, Soil and Crop Management
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How to navigate through this economic downturn in farm margins
Financial stress ratcheted up last spring for farmers submerged by historic flooding. Beebe and thousands of other Midwestern farmers are eligible for state and federal disaster assistance. For those who survive, recovery will be a heavy lift.
Food Production
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Jack Bobo: Can Agriculture Save the Planet before It Destroys It? (Part 1)
Jack Bobo discusses the monumental challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050.
Food Production, Soil and Crop Management