Growing in Kansas. Commentator John Schlageck gives the rundown on Kansas’ ag statistics. (Pittsburg Sun) Food and fuel. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is having a food and fuel forum on Oct. 23 (DomesticFuel.com) Food and research. The KC Star endorses a Johnson County, Kansas, sales tax to fund research that would include [...]
Despite appearances, I haven’t fallen off the edge of the earth. Here are some Kansas food items to get me back on the blog program. Defense and counter-defense. Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton explains the authority’s support for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas. (Cattle Network). Meanwhile, a group called No [...]
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I’ve about had it with science and nutrition, the combination that is. Those of you who follow such things may recall the publicity Michael Pollan gave the concept of nutritionism. I thought he had a point, but I thought there was still room for studying nutrition, diet and health, especially since so many health problems [...]