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Food and Farm

  • podcast - Dr. Hal Herzog, the psychology of animal rights

    28 MAR 2016 · Drawing on more than two decades of research in the emerging field of anthrozoology, the new science of human–animal relations, Hal Herzog offers surprising answers to questions related to the moral conundrums we face day in and day out regarding the creatures with whom we share our world in his book "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals."
    12m 52s
  • podcast - Michael Downing, Daylight Savings Time

    12 MAR 2016 · Don't blame the farmers for DST - we really don't like it any more than you do!
    12m 42s
  • Jason Woodworth, PEDv

    6 NOV 2015 · For a couple of years now, the pork industry in the US has struggled with a condition called PEDv or Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus which has brought high mortality rates to pre-weaning weight piglets. Researchers like Jason Woodworth at Kansas State University are examining the presence of the virus in animal feed, to improve biosecurity measures and attempt to save pigs' lives.
    13m
  • Michael Doyle, Chipotle investigation

    6 NOV 2015 · Investigations are underway to determine the source of the E.coli outbreak that has shuttered Chipotle restaurants in Washington State and Oregon. We spoke with Dr. Michael Doyle at the center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia to learn more about how these investigations are conducted.
    16m 7s
  • Michael Downing, Daylight Savings Time

    30 OCT 2015 · This weekend we fall back – don’t forget to change your clocks – but why? Daylight savings time is highly misunderstood. Author Michael Downing helps us sort through the myths and mysteries. Spoiler Alert: It wasn't done to help farmers and ranchers!
    13m
  • Anne Burkholder, antibiotics

    30 OCT 2015 · Subway fast food chain has been swept up in the rising tide of restaurant groups that are seeking to completely eliminate the sourcing of meat that comes from an animal that – for any reason – has ever received antibiotics. Nebraska farmer Anne Burkholder, who blogs as Feedyard Foodie, penned a stinging reaction to the decision, pointing out that such a plan leaves little options for producers with sick animals.
    13m
  • Dr. Lee Townsend - Stink bugs

    18 OCT 2015 · Stink bugs have migrated into the Ohio Valley and University of Kentucky entomologist Lee Townsend says that now is the time to try to control them so that they don’t find a comfy place in your home to overwinter ad increase their numbers.
    13m
  • Aaron Hager - Herbicide resistance

    9 OCT 2015 · It's time to face the reality of herbicide-resistant weed strains. Dr. Aaron Hager from the University of Illinois joins us on Food and Farm
    13m
  • Dan Humburg, combine fires

    25 SEP 2015 · Reducing the occurrence of combine fires is the goal of Dr. Dan Humburg and his associates at SDSU.
    13m
  • Jeff Bewley, dairy barns

    18 SEP 2015 · Dairy cows at the University of Kentucky will soon be enjoying more luxurious accommodations. UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment recently broke ground at the Coldstream Dairy Research Farm and began building a new home for the herd with comfort and ease of living in mind.
    11m 34s
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