The AgriNutrition Edge Report

As I started to write this intro, I looked back to review what I wrote four weeks ago: “What a year we have experienced! From the questioning of long held scientific principles to the chatter of what a ‘healthy America’ really is, I found myself mired in the daily,...

What a year we have experienced! From the questioning of long-held scientific principles to the chatter of what a “healthy America” really is, I found myself mired in the daily, and often hourly, headlines. Those headlines often created angst and left me questioning...

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...

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...

March is truly madness — from “what’s next on the slashing science” scene to literal damage of golf ball-sized hailstorms — but the budding trees and Kentucky basketball give me hope. In the March 2025 issue of The AgriNutrition Edge Report, I look at the impact bird...

As we pause to celebrate the holidays and look to the New Year, I want to thank you, as subscribers, for your continued reading and support over the past six years. My goal has always been to bridge the gap of understanding of what’s in our food and how and where it’s...

Food is at the core of our existence, the conversation around the table and often the center of controversy. In this "Food Edition" of The AgriNutrition Edge Report, I dive into the recent headlines around the risk and controversy of raw milk; a controversy that has...

Fall has officially arrived! While some of us have been experiencing summer-like temperatures or changing fall colors in the Rocky Mountains, others are reeling from the recent destruction of Hurricane Helene along the eastern part of the U.S. These floods remind us...

The “lazy, hazy days of summer” jolted to reality over the past week when my quiet early morning neighborhood walks changed to the hustle and bustle of increased traffic and frantic families. While August is a transition time for new academic years and anticipated...

It’s officially summer!! For some, thoughts of beach vacations, music festivals and a relaxed work schedule are top of mind. For farmers — large and small — the workload doubles, and sometimes triples, depending on weather. From negotiating cutting hay between rain to...