The AgriNutrition Edge Report
The AgriNutrition Edge Report is designed to bring you practical and personal insights about current topics, regulations and studies about food across the value chain…from production to preparation along with consumer insights from you and me! As a 6th generation farm owner, dairy farmer’s daughter and registered dietitian, my intention is to bring perspectives from the ground up while also showcasing those that provide the food on our tables: our farmers and ranchers. Enjoy!
2020 Issue 5: Don’t Panic! We Have Food, Please Share
We are living in a new reality and food is vital to our existence. But we have to stop the hoarding and remember some basic rules. First, don’t panic! There is enough food to feed us all, but we have to share. It’s not just about feeding ourselves, but making sure...
2020 Issue 4: Stay Calm … and Wash Your Hands
Stories of bottled water, hand wipes and disinfectant disappearing from store shelves and the resurgence of canned good purchases are in the headlines as concerns of a pandemic spread from one continent to another, and now is in our “back yard.” With the recent...
2020 Issue 3: We Need to Restore Trust in Our Farmers
Trust is a tricky thing. One day you say you trust someone, a brand or a service and then in a blink of an eye, your view changes. A headline, a quote or a picture shoots an arrow through the heart of that belief. It happens all the time with our pop culture icons,...
2020 Issue 2: When Did Food Waste Become the Norm?
The facts and figures about food waste make the headlines but do they motivate us to change our behavior? Food waste is complicated and solutions are not easy but we all can work together — one family, one kitchen, one farm at a time This issue of the AgriNutrition...
2020 Issue 1: What Will This Decade be Known For? Feeding the World Without Fear?
Consumer trends, insights and questions of “where do we go from here?” populate media sources when a new year rolls around and this year especially, with the arrival of a new decade. The first issue of The AgriNutrition Edge for 2020 poses the thought that focusing...
2019 Issue 16: Unwrapping the Package – What Does Health Have to Do With It?
It’s the time of the year when fingers are flying across the keyboards and glazed-eyed shoppers are staring at tables of presents in the quest for the “perfect gift” for family and friends. Perhaps our seasonal quest is not all that different from our search for the...
2019 Issue 15: Honoring the Family Farm Tradition Across the Globe…with Gratitude and Respect
Traditions, family, friends, and most of all, food are “center stage” as we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. As with any day, our “local farm to table” Thanksgiving feast will actually be “global” thanks to the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit of...
2019 Issue 14: Antibiotics — Cure or Curse?
Animal health or human health? Where does the problem lie with antibiotic resistance and overuse? The latest issue of my newsletter, The AgriNutrition Edge, looks at the issues surrounding the use of antibiotics in both animals and humans. In reality, the use of...
2019 Issue 13: Committed to the Core: Farmers, Food & Our Future
As we share in the delights of the fall harvest, let’s be reminded of the contributions and challenges endured by those who produce the food, our famers. In my latest newsletter, I discuss some of the basic facts of farming today as we reflect on the recently...
2019 Issue 12: Back to the Table…The Art of Enjoying Food
The latest issue of The AgriNutrition Edge Report is live. Check out my new blog, "Back to the Table…The Art of Enjoying Food." September is National Family Meals Month™, a food retail industry-wide movement to raise awareness of the benefits of frequent family meals....