Dear Kind Bar: Last week you delighted people in the agriculture and science communities. Clif Bar tried to shame you into adopting all-organic ingredients by publishing an op-ed in The New York Times. But instead of caving to the pressure, you roasted them on Twitter by pointing out that sugar is … [Read more...]
Women Farm Operators
Celebrate International Women's Day with this awesome fact! … [Read more...]
Average Cereal Bowls
Did you know? The average American will eat 160 cereal bowls each year! And it all comes from the farm! … [Read more...]
Brazil Health Officials: Glyphosate Isn’t a Carcinogen
I'm starting to feel like a broken record by repeating myself all the time. But, again, we have another government agency recognizing that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Round-Up, is not a carcinogen. Officials at Brazil's health agency Anvisa have concluded there is no link … [Read more...]
Anheuser-Busch Wants You to Think They Appreciate Farmers. But Here’s How We Know They Don’t.
Anheuser-Busch caused quite a farm controversy with its Bud Light Super Bowl commercials. Remember, Bud Light bragged in those commercials that it doesn't use corn syrup for its light beer, unlike Miller Lite and Coors Lite. Its no-corn-syrup policy was literally the theme of Bud Light's entire … [Read more...]
Cory Booker’s Veganism Doesn’t Matter to Iowa Leaders. But It Should.
We're less than two months into the 2020 presidential campaign. And we already have our first food-related controversy. The problem is, some Democratic leaders in Iowa don't seem to care. Cory Booker, a senator from New Jersey, launched his bid for the Democratic nomination at the month's … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Brexit and Farming Across the Pond
As very few of you will know me, if any of you at all, the best way to start this post is probably to briefly introduce myself and let you know why I’m starting with the subject in the title. I’m a farmer (sheep, wheat, barley, beans, peas, canola, niche berries) from the east coast of the UK on the … [Read more...]
Let’s Take a Minute and Appreciate Coors Light
Super Bowl commercials generally spark discussion in the days following the big game. But this year a couple beer commercials sparked outrage from agriculture. Bud Light choose to run an entire campaign bragging that it doesn't use corn syrup as part of its brewing process. And Michelob Ultra's … [Read more...]
Consumers are confused about food labels. Maybe we should stop covering products with pointless marketing.
Food labeling has reached a feverpitch. But it hasn't made shopping for healthy food any easier. A recent survey by the International Food Information Council Foundation and the American Heart Association show that 95% of Americans say they always or sometimes look for healthy options when food … [Read more...]
Chat with Danielle Penick
I've often said that "cancer woo" is the worst "woo." That is, the crazy, totally untested theories often sold by charlatans as cancer treatment. I've personally experienced people pushing unfounded advice and therapies to patients at their most vulnerable. And the topic obviously touches food … [Read more...]
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