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!
2023 Issue 2: Is Milk by Any Other Name Still Milk? The Continuing Saga
As we bid farewell to February and welcome in March, we know it’s time to “spring” forward — whether we have snow drifts or blooming flowers in our neighborhood. This is the time for renewal! As February’s American Heart Month flows into March's National Nutrition...
2023 Issue 1: Tracking the Trends — What Will Shine for 2023?
With the new year quickly moving toward the end of its first 30 days, we have already weathered the wrath of storms, the surprise rise of egg prices and the realization that regardless of where we live, Mother Nature is an “influencer” on what we eat. In this edition...
2022 Issue 13: The Farm to Table Movement Alive and Well
It’s the holiday season and what a perfect time to celebrate food! Food is at the core of our existence — our lives, our livelihood and our communities. Over the past 50 years, the farm to table connection has moved beyond the farm gate and into the culinary world....
2022 Issue 12: Beneath the Glass, How Does our Food Grow? Insights on Indoor Farms
We are in the middle of the holiday season with our focus on food, friends and traditions. If you are like me, our holiday meals are often based on the food traditions from our childhood intertwined with influences from our adult experiences and the availability of...
2022 Issue 11: Is “Healthy” Really Healthy? FDA Wants to Make It So
Fall is in full swing with combines running down our soybean fields and leaves turning to those welcomed reds and golden yellow. The signs of harvest from apple orchards to corn fields reflect the bounty that our farmers produce. But the availability of food doesn’t...
2022 Issue 10: Water — The Ultimate Food Fight?
As July melts into August, the escalation of food prices, bounty of summer produce and water challenges from drought to floods dominate headlines. From too little water in the west to too much in the east — especially in the eastern part of my home state of Kentucky —...
2022 Issue 9: Rockin’ the “Robots” Makes Cows True Bovine Princesses
Summer is in full swing! Fresh tomatoes, ripe peaches and sweltering heat are just a few pleasures and realities of the season. Likewise, acres of bright green corn and soybeans dot the landscape in some areas of the country, while parched, dry land in the West and...
2022 Issue 8: Don’t Make Foodborne Illness the “Life of the Party” — Think Food Safety
The long hot days of summer are here! For many of us, the return of music festivals, picnics, family celebrations and Farmers’ Markets will top our “to do” list this month. But amidst our celebrations, realities persist. Higher food prices heightened by global unrest...
2022 Issue 7: Is Agritourism the New “Crop” to Preserve the Land?
From graduation and Mother’s Day celebrations, to the planting of crops and the first strawberry pie, May signals that summer is on its way (even when one more snowstorm arrives in Colorado). This year, we celebrated the arrival of May (after a two-year COVID delay)...
2022 Issue 6: Earth Day Exclusive — How Will You Invest in the Planet?
Earth Day is here. It’s been 52 years since the first celebration was initiated by then-Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson. His goal? To shed light on the need to protect the environment. Over the years, federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and...