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04/30/2020
Sustainability:
Sustainability: What If Farmers Did Not Use Pesticides?
Farmers use many tools to produce the food that ends up on our plates. Among them are crop protection products, also known...
Sustainability
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03/18/2020
Sustainability:
Sustainability: What are the True Impacts of Your Food Choices?
More people than ever before are paying attention to how their food is produced – and expecting it to be “sustainably”...
Sustainability
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02/28/2019
On the Farm:
Are Cows Bad for the Environment?
Do cows harm the planet? As the world looks for solutions to address climate change, cows have been identified as a source...
On the Farm
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01/31/2019
On the Farm:
Are Pesticides Safe for the Environment?
Protecting the environment is an important concern, both for those who produce food and those who consume it. One consideration...
On the Farm
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01/17/2019
Food:
Can Your Diet Affect the Planet?
A new report takes a look at how eating patterns can impact the environment. The report was published in The Lancet in conjunction...
Food
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01/03/2019
Lifestyle:
How Does Food Waste Impact The Environment?
Can the food we waste have an impact on our environment? At Best Food Facts we’ve looked at tips for reducing food waste...
Lifestyle
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03/29/2017
Food:
Food Facts: What is Kernza?
Kernza is a new type of grain that grows differently than traditional wheat, which could lead to environmental benefits....
Food
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11/06/2013
True or Not:
“Large farms are bad for the environment.”
The Skinny Manure from farm animals when used as fertilizer improves soil and increases crop yields. It can become a pollutant...
True or Not
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10/29/2013
True or Not:
“Small farms and increased consumer purchases of locally-produced food products are better for the future of American agriculture and the environment.”
Many consumers are nostalgic for the bucolic scenes associated with the small farms of generations past and have embraced...
True or Not
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10/12/2012
Food:
VIDEO: Are GM Crops Harming Our Environment?
We gathered questions from consumers about foods grown using genetically-modified organisms. From those questions, we developed...
Food
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08/22/2011
Videos:
How do GMOs Affect the Environment?
We’ve read it in magazines, seen it on internet news sites, and maybe even watched a segment discussing it on afternoon...
Videos