Feds sift through thousands of comments on dietary guidelines
Controversy continues over the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which closed its public comment period May 8 after receiving more than 29,900 comments.
More American farmers looking to solar for energy needs
More farmers are turning to solar for their energy needs, panelists told about 100 attendees at the Farm Solar "How-To" Workshop in April, at Iowa’s Dairy Center on the campus of Northeast Iowa Community College.
It's the Pitts: Little Chuck gives the last full measure for his diners
“Then one day I was told we were going on a field trip to an organic alfalfa farm, but were instead taken in an air-conditioned truck with individual stalls to a ‘decon-struction facility.’
CBMP executive director moving to Illinois Pork Assoc. leadership
The current executive director of the Illinois Council on Best Management Practices (CBMP), Jennifer Tirey, is leaving her post to accept the same position with the Illinois Pork Producers Assoc.
Toledo Dialogues focus on reducing nutrients from fields
Water quality and food production are inextricably linked. How do people manage both resources in ways that meet society’s needs? Moderator Gail Hogan, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, opened a panel discussion on this at The Food Dialogues: Toledo.
Alltech chief’s challenging other leaders to ‘rebel’ toward change
Last month, the Alltech "REBELation," as it was billed, took over the Lexington Convention Center and Rupp Arena. The opening session began with local schoolchildren singing the Beatles classic "Revolution," setting the theme for the entire symposium.
