Dec 16, 2022
Do you know the latest research on peanuts & allergens? Or that
these protein essential grow in the ground? Or that the peanut
plant is a legume that is rotated with other crops to help with
soil health?
Case Cox Kerr is the sixth generation of her family to farm on the
Flint River in south Georgia. Her family farm,...
Dec 5, 2022
Take the gene as a sentence in a book. Copy that sentence (gene) into another book. Now scientists can put the gene into a specific paragraph. Farmer Paul Hodgen uses this example to explain genetic modification in food. He has worked with GMOs - genetically modified organism - in both the laboratory as an agronomist,...
Nov 21, 2022
"Avoid the center of the store...canned food isn't nutritious and filled with preservatives." These are examples of the negative bias put on the canning and processing community, according to our Food Bullying podcast guest Andy Russick. Reality is that canned vegetables and fruits can help you cut food costs, as well...
Nov 6, 2022
Heather Barnes thinks the sweetpotato should wear a cape because it's such a nutrition powerhouse. And did you know the proper way to spell sweetpotatoes is without a space between the two words?
Heather is a Marketing Specialist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. She grew up in...
Oct 16, 2022
One of the misconceptions around beef is grass-fed beef is
better for human health and the environment. "Many times this is
promoted by those who are far removed from agriculture. Or they
base it on one nutrient such as short chain omega-3 fatty
acids.
My scientific take: there are system trade-offs, no...