Blogs

Weekend News Wrap–Science, Food, and State Fair Menu Munchies
Blog/News
June 17, 2016

*** Science has been amazing, powerful, controversial, and sometimes frightening. As surgeon, researcher, and writer […]

CAST Releases the Spanish Version of Issue Paper 56–Process Labeling of Food
Press Release
June 13, 2016

Process Labeling of Food: Consumer Behavior, the Agricultural Sector, and Policy Recommendations Consumers are exposed […]

Avoiding Scorpions, Battling Wild Boars, and Growing Trees from Rocks
Blog/News
June 6, 2016

An old idiom states, “You can’t draw water from a stone,” but on land in […]

Bovine Paranoia–Cows Are After Me
Blog/News
May 31, 2016

Between 1993 and 2015, cattle killed 13 people who were out for walks in the United Kingdom. […]

Fresh-cut Hay—The Intoxicating Smell of Nostalgia
Blog/News
May 25, 2016

As this video demonstrates, some of the new hay baling machines appear to be a […]

Bread Smells Good in Any Language
Blog/News
May 19, 2016

(note: as a follow-on from last week’s entry, another look at the visit to Turkey) […]

Multilingual Roosters and Caring Farmers
Blog/News
May 12, 2016

I lived in Japan long enough to realize that animals also face language barriers. A […]

Home Is Where the Heart Is
Blog/News
April 28, 2016

A Simple Message A simple message can have a lot of meaning, but it’s how […]

Youth Institute Can Change Lives
Blog/News
April 26, 2016

According to one alumni participant, “The Youth Institute can change lives.” For her it meant […]

2016 Borlaug CAST Communication Award to Kevin Folta
Blog/News
April 25, 2016

News Updates:  The BCCA announcement (below) about Kevin Folta caused plenty of buzz. Due to […]