Farm Food Facts

Our thought leader for this week's "Farm, Food, Facts" podcast is Franklin Holley , Senior Policy Director at Keystone https://farmersformonarchs.org The stories you need to know: • Many foods will disappear if Honey Bees go extinct—here’s an unsettling glimpse at a future without avocados or coffee. • Food Companies turn to Regenerative Agriculture to meet Sustainability Goals. • T...

Our thought leaders for this week's "Farm, Food, Facts" podcast are Enid Partika and Will Tanaka, UCSD students & inventors of "The BioEnergy Project". The stories you need to know: • Survey says the phrase “Buy Local” is unclear for Shoppers. • How Sustainability is Changing Grocery Stores. • A Significant Increase in Cotton Plantings is Projected. This week's fa...

Our Thought Leader for today is John Seabrook, Journalist for the New Yorker. The Stories You Need to Know: • New UN Agriculture Agency Report says “Disaster Resilient” Farming can Reduce agriculture Risks and yield Economic Gain • Atlanta creates the first “Food Forest” in Georgia • Humans in my Food Supply Chain? Today's Farmer is Geoff Ruth, a Nebraska Farmer who uses drones to monitor yie...

Our Thought Leader for today is Greg Gershuny, Interim Director of the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program. The Stories You Need to Know: • Silvopasture: bringing Benefits for both the Herd and the Soil. • The Beef Industry debuts Sustainability Framework. • Opportunity for Timely corn Planting depends on the Soil. • Syngenta and The Nature Conservancy are collaborating on Nature Innova...

Our two thought leaders for this Special Edition of the Farm, Food, Facts podcast are Julie Murphree , Outreach Director at Arizona Farm Bureau, and Michael O'Gorman , Executive Director at Farmer Veteran Coalition.   The Stories You Need To Know: • The S.A.V.E. Farm Program is giving Veterans a path after their Service. • The average Age of hired Farm Laborers is Rising.   Today's farme...

Our Thought Leader is Carolyn O’Donnell, spokesperson for the California Strawberry Commission. The Stories You Need To Know: • California Strawberry Commission announces “Get Snacking Challenge” Campaign • Florida Farm builds Accessible Strawberry-Picking System • Millennials have Specific Requirements when it Comes to Food • Using the Right Vendors can Reduce Food Safety Risks Today's Farme...

Our Thought Leader is Polly Ruhland, CEO of United Soybean Board, who joins us to discuss soybean innovation, the latest research findings and what’s next for soybean farmers. The Stories You Need to Know: • California Growers implement New Water Rules to ensure Romaine is Safe for Consumption. • Agriculture in Alaska is Booming! • Data Shows Fundamental Shifts occurring in American Farming. • Exp...

Our Thought Leader is Christine Daugherty, Vice President of Global Sustainable Agriculture and Responsible Sourcing at PepsiCo. The Stories You Need To Know: Managing Soil (and soil fertility) after Flooding The Hollowing Out of Mid-Sized U.S. Farms Transitioning a Farm from one Generation to the Next is now Trickier than Ever A Smartphone App that allows Farmers to Control where their Cows Graze...

Our thought Leader is Thom Beers, one of the co-founders of Bobcat, which produces The American Farm, now airing on History.  Food News of the Week:  •Fixing Food Systems is Imperative for meeting Sustainable Development Goals •An Urgent Call for Adapting Agriculture and Food Systems  •High-Pressure Processing can help keep Foods Fresh, Healthy, and Safe  •The USDA, EPA, and FDA have released an i...

This Week's Thought Leader: Alesha Black, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Managing Director the Global Food and Agriculture Program  The Stories YOU need to know: • Dairy group wants the FDA to get more strict about Terms used for Non-Milk Products. • Grocers can capture Consumers with Fresh-Cut Fruit.  • How “Digital Twins” could allow Retailers give more to Food Banks.  • Tyson Foods...

This week's Thought Leader: With the devistation occuring on our farms and ranches in the midwest, we have invited Dr. John Newton of the American Farm Bureau Federation to give us the most up to date report on exactly what is going on.  Stories you need to know:  •Farmers are Experiencing incredibly Hard Times from Mother Nature  •The Ag Industry is Seeking USDA oversight of genetically engi...

Our Thought Leader is Monica Amburn, a registered dietitian/nutritionist with a passion for creative wellness education and communications.  Food News Of The Week:  •Pepsi Empowers Female Farmers with CARE Partnership  •It’s not the Farmers who are “tossing” perfectly good Produce  •New USDA Beef “Lifecycle Assessment” discovers Environmental Impacts are Lower than previously Perceived  •It has be...

Today, our thought leader is Dr. Mickey Rubin the Executive Director of the Egg Nutrition Board, and one of the nation’s leaders on sports nutrition and the dietary effects of what we eat on cardiometabolic health outcomes.  Food News of the Week:  •Want to learn the “Life Story” of a Chicken in your Supermarket? Well, now you can. •High-fat Diets cause Food Prices to balloon—challenging Farmers t...

Our Thought Leader is Dr. Nick Goeser, Vice President, Sustainability Sciences and Strategy, USFRA.  Food News of the Week:  • Spinach may hold the Solution to the devastating Disease that’s harming Citrus Trees. • How (and where) will Farmers Grow our Food in the Future?  • Urban Agriculture can Improve Food Security.  • Next Trend: Probiotics for Plants  • A Tinder-inspired app is helping Farmer...

Our thought leader is Bridget Wasser, Executive Director, Meat Science & Supply Chain Outreach at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.  Food News of the Week:  •Polar Vortex Slammed mid-western Dairy Farmers and Beef Cattle Ranchers  •Oregon Rancher is Building Soil Health—as well as a Robust Regional Food System  •Has this Company Invented a Weed that could Save Farming (and the Environ...

Our thought leader is Joe Koss, CEO of Culver’s  Food News of the Week:  •This might be the Answer to Herbicide-Resistant “Superweeds.”  •New Research offers Strategies for Sustainable, Profitable Livestock Farming.  •This is How “Influencers” will Highlight Produce in 2019.  •The Warm Colors of Yellow and Orange will prevail in 2019.  Farmer of The Week: Bo Stone, a North Carolina farmer from P&a...

This week on Farm-Food-Facts we will discuss why game-changing research, technology and innovation is critical to the future of farming and the food world – and how you can be a part of it. Our thought leader is Dr. Sally Rockey the Executive Director of the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research or FFAR. A discussion with Brett Kaysen, Ph. D., who leads the sustainability practice at the N...

Today, our thought leader is US Farmers & Rancers Alliance Erin Fitzgerald putting perspective and an intelligent way to think about the EAT-Lancet report issued last week on the implications for feeding a growing global population – and will share the number one flaw in the process of the commission.  Food News of the Week:  1. We know that Crops can be bred to Resist Disease—but is it possib...

Today, our thought leader is Katie Brown, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Nutrition at Dairy Management Inc. DMI who manages the National Dairy Council the Innovation for US Dairy and the US Dairy Export Council.  Food News of the Week:  •Solutions that could help Feed 10 Billion People without depleting the Planet  •Fixing a Flaw in Photosynthesis could Tremendously increase the amount of Food...

Our Thought leader is is Zippy Duvall, the President of the American Farm Bureau Federation and member of the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.  Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert’s news roundup of the week’s top stories in food/agriculture include:  •Here is What Retailers and Restaurants can Learn from Farmers  •The Salvation Army is starting to Sell Groceries •Meal Ki...

In a special podcast today we revisit three highlights since we launched Farm-Food-Facts – our CEO Erin Fitzgerald will kick off today’s podcast, followed by Walter Robb, the former Co-CEO of Whole Foods and one of the most insightful people in the food world and Jimmy Webb, a past recipient of Georgia’s Farmer of the Year Award who farms corn, cotton and peanuts.

Our thought leader is John Newton, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist.  Food News of the Week:  • This Is How Food Can Have The Power To Transform A Person  • A Fresh Solution For Tackling Food Waste In The Supply Chain  • Forty Acres Of American Farmland Is Lost Every Hour Due To Development  • A New Wave of Ag-Tech Startups: Uber CEO and Alphabet Invest in Urban Farming  Farmer of The Wee...

Our thought leader is Kim Kirchherr, an award-winning registered dietitian and a certified personal trainer.  Food News of the Week:  •Could this App be the Key to Saving Crops from Pests and Pathogens? •We’re Facing a “Storm of Innovation”—is your Supply Chain Prepared?  •Meet the “New American Farmer.”  •Leading Scientists call for 8-Step Action to Increase Global Soil Carbon Farmer of The Week:...

Our thought leader guest is Mary Shelman, Former Director of Harvard Business School's Agribusiness Program.  Food News of the Week:  •What the latest Climate Report means for Agriculture.  •This is how Dairy Farmers can Lead the way in Environmental Stewardship.  •Ways to Grow More Food with Less Pollution.  •Two Companies are Joining forces to Capture Methane from Hog Manure Lagoons!  Farme...

Our thought leader guest will be Erin Fitzgerald, CEO of USFRA, who will share insights from the Sustainable Agriculture Summit and Panel Discussion.    Food News of the Week: •New Holiday Survey Results: "State of Grocery Retail" Report. •KFC & Baidu join forces regarding Facial Recognition. •Young Farmers and Cashing in on Hemp! •"California Wine" Grape Growers must deal...