2010 In Review

2010 In Review

 Many of the year’s top news stories revolved around the food industry and the farmers that provide the food we eat. Several concerned food safety, the top two being a massive recall of more than 35,000 pounds of ground beef after E. Coli bacteria were detected, and a national outbreak of salmonella after bacteria spread to nearly 380 million eggs. Stories like those paved the way for the passing of the Food Safety Bill, continued growth of the local food movement, and an overall growth in farmer’s markets, with more consumers wanting to know where and how their food was produced. Food activists had a victory when calorie counts on restaurant menus went national and major food companies agreed to cut sodium in their products. High fructose corn syrup received a face lift in 2010 being rebranded with the more accurate “corn sugar”, and of course the news was ripe with reports on the Farm Bill, biofuels, other alternative energy sources, climate change, and GM foods, all of which will continue to get top coverage in 2011, 2012, and beyond. All in all it was an extraordinary year for agriculture. 

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