Blogs

Agriculture, Finance, and Technology: Communicating with Youth
Blog/News
October 12, 2017

A guest op/ed from 2017 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Akinwumi Adesina–President, African Development Bank […]

Harvest Time’s Annual Makeover
Blog/News
October 10, 2017

I drove back to the old home farm a couple of times during the past […]

Guest Blog: Humanize Yourself!
Blog/News
October 4, 2017

By: Carl K Winter, Ph.D. Vice Chair and Extension Food Toxicologist, Department of Food Science […]

Speaking Up for Farmers and Scientists
Blog/News
September 27, 2017

Gabe Middleton Poised for Leadership Role at CAST Gabe Middleton believes that communicating accurate information […]

Do You Know Where Your Child’s School Supplies Come From?
Blog/News
September 21, 2017

The Nonfood Uses of Plants and Animals  The fact that animals play such a vital […]

Gotta Know Where Your Wagon Is–The Art of Handpicking Corn
Blog/News
September 19, 2017

In a small Illinois town, a group gathers every fall to pay tribute to the […]

Storm Damage Updates–Florida and Agriculture
Blog/News
September 13, 2017

UPDATE, Sept. 14: Statewide, the total agricultural cost of the storm will be in the […]

Biking Pumps Life into Rural Heartland
Blog/News
September 7, 2017

The High Trestle Bridge near Madrid, Iowa. As Labor Day signaled a symbolic change of […]

Weed Walkers Returning to Soybean Fields?
Blog/News
September 5, 2017

For various reasons, the weeding crews from the old days probably won’t return to soybean […]

Storms Devastating Cities and Agriculture—Updates
Blog/News
August 28, 2017

Updates: Fri. Sept. 1 (1) Satellite images show Harvey’s impact on Texas towns. (2) More […]