by Braeden Coon | Dec 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
The five-year time horizon for new USDA dietary guidelines is just about up. That means it’s time to open Pandora’s box. Potential updates: In a nutlentilshell, the advisory committee to the Ag Department is recommending Americans up the ante on beans, peas, and...
by Braeden Coon | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Insecticides have been a linchpin of crop production for hundreds of years. But nothing lasts forever, and insects have mutated over time to survive and thrive despite the chemicals. Resistance has forced farmers to increase the types and amounts of chemicals they...
by Braeden Coon | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Genetically engineering plants just got a little harder. California girls judges, they’re unforgettable: A federal judge in Cali just vacated the USDA’s 2020 rule exempting genetically engineered plants from regulation. Translation: This will likely delay the...
by Braeden Coon | Dec 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s (bird) flu and cold season. And the U.S. is taking it seriously. Cows in quarantine: You may remember when dairy herds were hit with a mysterious disease last spring, confusing farmers, scientists, and consumers. Once it was confirmed as highly pathogenic avian...
by Braeden Coon | Dec 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
You’re used to looking up nutrition information on the back of a product, but a new proposal could change this: those labels might be moving to the front of food packaging. How did we get here? ICYMI, the U.S. isn’t the healthiest of nations, and this new proposal is...
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