Produce Traceability
Food Forethought
Technology joins together the consumer and the grower through electronic traceability.
Feral Pig Problem
Food Forethought
What wild animal is quickly taking over the United states and has caused more than a billion dollars in damages? Probably not the one you think.
Eating Seasonally
Food Forethought
To everything there is a season...but a season to eat? Bring it on!
Immigration Blackmail
Food Forethought
American states, businesses, and agriculture shouldn't be held hostage by immigrant workers; legal or illegal.
My Plate Challenge
Food Forethought
The new USDA MyPlate seems to be getting off to a good start as the USDA launches a video challenge and deals with MyPlate imitators.
Sustainable Farming In Developing Countries
Food Forethought
The trading of charcoal for sustainably farmed biofuel in developing nations around the world is a sustainable agriculture plan everyone should be able to get behind.
Right to Farm
Food Forethought
More often than not the melding of urban life and rural life and its practices results in an inevitable and unavoidable conflict.
Cheeseheads
Food Forethought
The Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine's latest push to promote a vegetarian lifestyle by slamming cheese will probably help sell more cheese than ever.
Ohio's Livestock Care Standards
Food Forethought
Ohio's Livestock Care Standards for the most part just reenforces animal care practices already put into effect by the majority of farmers.
Experiencing the Giant Redwoods
Food Forethought
There aren't many things left in this world that can easily humble mankind, but standing at the base of a giant redwood is certainly one of them.
Answering Consumer Questions
Food Forethought
In an attempt to help answer U.S.consumer questions regarding food production farmers and ranchers have created The Food Dialogues.
All Things Apple
Food Forethought
Tis the season for all things apple, fall, la, la, la, la.......
Bag Battle
Food Forethought
The lawsuit against a reusable bag maker by three disposable plastic bag manufacturers has ended, and it wasn't the ending the plastic bag makers were hoping for.
Giant Spud Tour
Food Forethought
No...your eyes aren't deceiving you...that really is a giant potato driving through town.
Dog & Pony Show
Food Forethought
What the USDA's most recent food safety announcement lacks in scientific support it makes up for in showmanship.
Overcoming Fear and Rumor
Food Forethought
It has always been that the bigger the falsehood the further and faster it will travel. There is no exception to this when it comes to the gray wolf issue.
Aerial Surveys Go High Tech
Food Forethought
Digital camera technology isn't just for weddings and Facebook users, it's lending itself to agricultural research in a big way as well.
Celebrating Whole Grains
Food Forethought
It's officially National Whole Grains Month and including whole grains in todays diet is easier and tastier than ever before.
Healthy Fundraising
Food Forethought
There is a way to have healthy fundraisers and support local schools without relying on the sale of junk food, and help local economies and farmers as well.
Let the Claims Begin
Food Forethought
Some teachers and parents groups claim that having chocolate milk on school menus contributes to childhood obesity, while nutrition experts claim otherwise.
A Natural Fit
Food Forethought
An agriculture curriculum is the perfect fit for an elementary school.
Congress Returns
Food Forethought
Congress is back from their summer recess this week and will be returning to the same stack of issues, but hopefully with a different attitude.
Common Sense Prevails
Food Forethought
Never let it be said that there aren't a few surprises left in this world. The FMCSA proves that in a big way.