Today, as words race across the venues of social media with responses that are either filled with anger or enthusiasm on any subject from food and agriculture, to sports and the world in general, it reminds me of my introduction to fierce conversations over 25 years...
Summer break is over! While the mountain of headlines could have easily amassed a multitude of blogs, I let my feet attack the mountains and my fellow colleagues address the never-ending food and ag issues. Headlines can make our heads spin and challenge us to think...
How confident are you about the safety of our U.S. food supply? If your answer is “less than before,” you’re not alone. According to the 2025 International Food Information Council (IFIC) Food and Health Survey,1 consumer confidence has dipped to an all-time low —...
A tick bite that makes you allergic to red meat might sound like a fallacy, but it’s a growing fact across the southern and midwestern parts of the United States (with a bull’s eye on Kentucky). In fact, it’s a reality experienced by some of our friends’...
Spring showers turned to floods for many of us this year. But as the ground dries and the crops are planted, we celebrate the warmth of summer and yet, face the challenges of anti-science sirens! Science research is the core of our existence regardless of our...
