
Lucy M. Stitzer

Meeting Demand: A New Type of Salmon
There's a new breed of salmon that requires less food and water, takes less time to grow, and supports the rural American economy all while having the same health benefits as farmed or wild-caught salmon. Will you buy it?
Animal Welfare and Health, Food Production, Food Regulations and Policy
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Behind the Scenes with a Local Beef Farmer
Dave and Holly Albert, owners of Misty Mountain Farms, raise cattle for their local Pennsylvanian market. Their operation runs on a strong value system, adherence to conservation, continued profitability, and consumer relationships.
Food Production, Soil and Crop Management
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Epicor: Strengthening our Immune Response
As we approach winter, we're pursuing ways to strengthen our immune system. Some of us have recently added EpiCor, a postbiotic, to our balanced diets and have felt its benefits. Let's take a closer look at this supplement...
Animal Welfare and Health, Health
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Does Red Meat Cause Cancer?
We regularly hear that eating red meat causes cancer, but isn't meat a good source of protein and micronutrients? There are a few studies that, while not in total agreement, are well accepted by the overall community as being plausible, if not probable about meat's relation to cancer.
Food Ingredients, Health
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SOS: Save Our Soil
Today, we are more aware and proactive about soil erosion than ever before. Rumor has it that we only have 60 years of soil left. Is this true? If so, it is the same as losing 30 soccer fields of soil every minute. How is this possible?
Soil and Crop Management
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What is Soil?
We live in a world with a growing population where understanding the importance of vital elements has never been more necessary. Understanding all that sustains us, and keeps us healthy, is critical to our survival. At the root of that is soil.
Soil and Crop Management
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The Meat Industry & Shifting Consumer Behavior
With fluctuating meat prices affecting consumer demand, will we have enough meat to feed our families? And at prices we can afford?
Food Production, Food Security
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Epigenetics: Can We Control our Health?
Epigenetics is the study of how our DNA can be triggered by our lifestyle, which includes food, sleep, stress, and our relationships. But can we really change our genetic predispositions affecting our health?
Health
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An Interview with Gabrielle Reece: Ask Yourself "Why?"
As we begin the new year, many of us aspire to be healthier, stronger and leaner. So we turned to a professional who has dedicated her life to healthy living. Enter Gabrielle Reece and her approach to whole-body health.
Health
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'Tis the Season for Sugar
As the holidays approach, sweets are everywhere! Most of us consume two to three times more sugar than we should. Further compounding the problem are foods with hidden sugars. So what does this excess sugar mean for our health?
Diet, Food Ingredients, Health
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Are GMOs Bad for the Environment?
On the contrary. In fact, here's a different way to spell the word green: GE – Genetic Engineering. GE technology includes genetically modified organisms, which some critics claim harm the environment. But in reality, GMOs help farmers use pesticides responsibly, conserve water and increase soil health while increasing their crop yield.
Food Technology, Soil and Crop Management
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Can I Get Sick from Animals Fed GMOs?
If I eat meat or dairy and those animals have eaten GMO corn or soybeans, am I ingesting GMOs, too? Will I get sick? And what about the animals...is GMO feed harmful to them?
Food Safety, Health
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Can GMOs Make Me Sick?
Concerned if GMOs are harmful to your health? We dug into exactly what happens in our bodies when we eat food that has been grown with a GMO.
Agricultural Technology, Food Safety, Health
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Fair Oaks Farms: Taking Responsibility
Fair Oaks Farms has come under scrutiny for inhumane treatment to its calves. Find out how the farm's CEO has taken responsibility to better the operations of the farm, as well as the industry as a whole.
Animal Welfare and Health
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GMOs are Confusing: A Recipe for Understanding
Consumers continue to be confused about 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
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Waste Not, Want Not: Eat Beer and Drink Sandwiches!
Drink Sandwiches? Eat Beer? Beer manufacturers and breweries are turning spent grains into bread, animal feed and even energy and compost. They are also taking bread and turning it into beer! The efforts of the beer industry point to significant progress in the battle against food waste.
Food Production
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Healthy Sugar? The Sweet Taste of Tagatose
Sugar can be addictive and bad for your health. What if there was a healthier option?
Food Ingredients, Future of Food
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Animal Antibiotics: Should We Be Concerned?
Animal Welfare and Health, Food Production, Food Safety
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Carbon Dioxide - The Dance of Life
Without carbon and carbon dioxide we would have unpleasantly cold temperatures, no plants to eat, and no trees to keep the earth in balance.
Climate Change
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How will CRISPR impact our food?
Food Production, Food Regulations and Policy, Food Technology
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Genetic Engineering: The Future Insecticide?
Agricultural Technology, Soil and Crop Management
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Farming from the Thermosphere
Agricultural Technology, Conservation, Food Production, Food Safety, Soil and Crop Management
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CRISPR: An Innovative Technology in Ag
Agricultural Technology, Food Production, Food Technology
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What's the Catch?
Food Ingredients, Food Production, Food Regulations and Policy, Food Safety
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Insects: A New Protein Source
Diet, Food Ingredients, Food Technology, Future of Food, Health
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Supplements: Natural or Synthetic?
Diet, Food Ingredients, Food Regulations and Policy, Health
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Why Take a Vitamin?
It can be next to impossible to get all the micronutrients you need in your diet, which is where supplements can help.