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 8: Will the “New Normal” Become Normal in Our Quest for Food?
The latest issue of The AgriNutrition Edge Report looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our food shopping behaviors. In the past two months, regardless of where we are in the “farm to fork” process, we have changed. New consumer research shows we are...
2020 Issue 7: A Perfect Storm Blows Through the Food Chain
The April 30 issue of The AgriNutrition Edge continues exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s food chain. With the recent closure of major meat processing plants, we’ve seen an efficient food system start to break at the seams when we don’t have...
2020 Issue 6: When the Food Chain is Disrupted … Reality Sets In
When we race to the grocery store or dine in a restaurant, we usually don’t think about all the hands that work to put food on our tables. But when the food chain is disrupted by a global pandemic, we have a reality check. At least 50% of the nation’s milk, produce,...
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...