In the last of this 2 part series, Cathy Isom continues her report on the high tech research being used on a popular fruit so consumers don’t have to wait until next season. Download Audio
A Better Tomato Tomorrow – part 1
Cathy Isom fills us in on how Ag Experts are hoping to change one off-season fruit from being passed up in the produce aisle. Download Audio
Rural Energy for America Program
Cathy Isom tells us how the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program helps the owners of an Arkansas store that was devastated by fire during a burglary in 2011. Download Audio
The New Lean, Healthy Meat
Cathy Isom fills us in about the new lean protein Venison – gaining popularity in retail stores and why it’s so healthy for you to eat! Download Audio
“Tanks of Thanks” for Someone Going the Extra Mile
Cenex, the CHS Energy Brand, is rewarding 10 people who did good deeds for their communities, by giving them free fuel for a year. It’s part of their Tanks of Thanks program. Cathy Isom tells us more about the program and how to nominate someone. Download Audio
USFRA Looks to Storytelling to Educate Consumers
The United States Farmers and Ranchers Alliance says storytelling is often the best way for farmers in This Land of Ours to engage in conversations with consumers about how they produce their food. With most Americans living miles from where their food is produced – and generations removed from the farm – telling the story of where our food comes …
Avocados Being Consumed in Record Numbers This Year
Cathy Isom tells us about a surprising fruit flying off of produce shelves in record numbers — and what we’re learning about its health benefits. Download Audio
Success in the Cafeteria-part 3
In the final report of this series Cathy Isom looks into the new ways schools are marketing cafeteria choices to kids. Download Audio Check out the first two segments of this series. Part 1: The approaches some schools are using to get kids to eat more and stop wasting cafeteria food. Part 2: The reasons why kids are wasting their …
Success in the Cafeteria-part 2
In part 2 of the 3-part series in the USDA’s efforts to help school cafeterias across the country reduce plate waste in school lunches Cathy Isom takes a look at the reasons why students are wasting cafeteria food. Download Audio
Success in the Cafeteria-part 1
In this, the first of a three part series, Cathy Isom looks at the approaches some schools are using to get kids to eat more and stop wasting cafeteria food. Download Audio