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Temple Grandin’s Advice to Fair Oaks Farms
In a recent post on Meat + Poultry, animal welfare expert Temple Grandin, Ph.D. praised Fair Oaks Farms' response to the videos showing animal cruelty and suggested some next steps for Fair Oaks to take.
Animal Welfare and Health
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Electromagnetic Fields All Around Us: What Can We Do?
Did you know the devices we depend on all day emit electromagnetic fields, or EMFs? What are EMFs, anyway? We're taking a look at what these fields do to our bodies and which foods help us combat any ill effects.
Health
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The Farm Babe: An Ag Love Story
Have you ever bought something labeled organic or all-natural because it sounded ‘healthier’, even though you didn’t really know what it meant? Or quickly decided that GMOs and antibiotics are bad, without understanding why a farmer uses them? What if I told you that The Farm Babe, one of the most influential social advocates for the science behind agriculture, was once in your shoes?
D2D on the Farm
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GMOs are Confusing: A Recipe for Understanding
Consumers continue to be confused by GMOs. What if we told you that enhancing your banana bread recipe with additional nutrients is similar in concept to adding a gene to a plant?
Food Ingredients, Food Technology
My Nightmare Meal: A Personal Reflection of Our Food System
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently cautioned Americans not to fear their food. That’s an amazing thing for any public official to do, let alone the Secretary of Agriculture. Have we really come to the point that people must be told by a cabinet-level government official that their food supply is okay to eat?
Food Regulations and Policy, Food Safety
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The MIND DIET: Healthy Eating for a Healthy Brain
Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. That means that in the time it takes you to read this article, five people will have developed the disease. Alarming? Yes, but what if there was a diet that could help slow cognitive decline by targeting brain protective foods that combat the causes of dementia-related diseases?
Diet, Health
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The Regulatory Approval Process for Pesticides
The US EPA regulates pesticides (used in both conventional and organic farming) by a rigorous process that is designed to protect human health.
Food Production, Soil and Crop Management
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Wild vs. Farmed Salmon
You will be making a healthy choice whether you choose wild salmon or farmed salmon. Just look for the ASC or MSC labelling to make sure you are eating fish that has been raised, or caught, with the safest and healthiest sustainable practices.
Animal Welfare and Health, Diet, Food Production, Health
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How microbes could upend America’s toxic dependence on nitrogen fertilizer
The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is a stretch of algae-bloomed seawater that sucks up the water’s oxygen. Nitrogen fertilizer is a contributor to the dead zone, but what if farmers had a better alternative?
Soil and Crop Management
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World’s population is projected to nearly stop growing by the end of the century
For the first time in modern history, the world’s population is expected to virtually stop growing by the end of this century, due in large part to falling global fertility rates, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data from the United Nations.
Future of Food
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U.S. farmers experimenting with help as China trade war drags on
A growing number of U.S. farmers battered by low grain prices and the threat of a prolonged trade war with China are seeking salvation in a plant that until recently was illegal: hemp.
Food Production, Food Trade
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Kind Bar attacks pro-organic rival Clif Bar for ‘disguising’ sugar in its recipe
Organic vs. health: Kind recently pointed out that Clif Bars hide added sugar in its ingredients list, misleading consumers. While Clif Bar touts the organic ingredients of its products, Kind would rather focus on overall health.
Food Ingredients