Editorial
Age of the mobile device is here
Farmers and ag professionals can use apps on smartphones or tablet computers for everything from staying up to date on agriculture news to calculating sprayer tank mix ratios, noted Kent Shannon, University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist, who is trying to educate the agricultural industry to the potential value of apps and mobile connectivity to websites.
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Commentary: A phobia over fat
Even well-intentioned programs—like the NFL’s Fuel Up to Play 60—tend to fumble the ball when it comes to common sense about animal foods and the nutrients they provide.
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Commentary: PETA, hunters and drones – a volatile mix
PETA plans to use drones to watch hunters and farmers this fall in an effort to further its mission of "saving animals." It's a potentially volatile scheme, one that has some state lawmakers taking action.
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Commentary: Bad boy of bacon
Travel shows are a cable TV staple, but not when the itinerary is America’s premier ‘meat temples,’ as Chef Todd Fisher styles the restaurants where bacon is king of the culinary court.
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Commentary: Faux food fantasies
While the ‘geniuses’ behind a wave of fake food substitutes for meat, eggs and dairy have some bigshots backing them, their stuff’s missing some key ingredients: Quality, value and nutrition.
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Commentary: Antibiotic angst
Although the report on the presence of resistant pathogens came out months ago, an activist group is fanning the flames of anxiety over data showing the problem might be getting worse.
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Commentary: Impact achieved
Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy (as every parent tells their kids), and solving complex problems is the hardest challenge of all. However, an emerging new approach is proving quite ‘impactful.’
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Commentary: Bad news bearer
We often assume that the negativity tied to news coverage of the meat industry is a product of U.S. activist campaigns. But it’s startling to hear a foreign reporter repeat the same message.
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Commentary: More cardiac concern
Yet another researcher claims to have discovered why red meat causes heart disease—only the ‘culprit’ he fingered is an essential human nutrient. How can that be possible? Good question.
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Commentary: The ultimate vegan con
Like every activist group trapped in its own echo chamber, vegans love to issue edicts to the rest of us, but somehow, they never want to respond to any hard questions about their cult.
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Commentary: Scientific history lesson
Too often, we forget that what seems like contemporary crises—like the debate over global warming—are actually issues that generations of scientists have studied and analyzed.
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