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Jun 11, 2018

Food Safety Foes? Digital Ledger Technology vs. Confidential Business Information

Dr. Steve Suppan

As of June 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that they could not determine the site-specific origins of the contamination by the E. coli (STEC) 0157 of romaine lettuce that began in late 2017.

May 30, 2018

Missing the Mark(et)

Ben Lilliston

Reforms to the Farm Bill and trade policy could help support farmers stuck in the current low-price, export-dependent system, while responding to growing consumer demand for more sustainable food.

Grazing cow in Massachusetts- missing the market

May 23, 2018

U.S.-China Sorghum Fight Puts Ag Dumping in the Spotlight

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

The announced and since-canceled Chinese tariffs on sorghum threw the grain's market into chaos. But the question of sorghum dumping into export markets remains, and what it means for farmers in the U.S. and abroad.

May 21, 2018

Uprooted Episode 34: Meat Inspection in the US

Josh talks with Steve Suppan about meat inspection in the United States and proposed rule change that would allow companies to do self-inspection, potentially leading to higher line speeds and greater safety concerns in an industry that already has a history of unsafe conditions.  

May 17, 2018

Uprooted Episode 33: The NAFTA Endgame

Today, May 17th, is the deadline set by House Speaker, Paul Ryan, to have a NAFTA agreement on paper for Congress to take it up in 2018. Earlier this week, Josh talked with Sharon Treat and Karen Hansen-Kuhn about what the endgame might be for NAFTA and if anyone actually knows what is happening in this incredibly secretive process. 

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