I wrote this editorial for my politics class tonight and figured I’d share. 🙂 You have heard of ethanol before, you have even used it regularly for the last several…
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*Disclaimer: This is not a complete list of all of the arguments in favor of and against GMOs. I have several classes this semester that will be discussing this topic…
In November, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Some Food Companies Ditch ‘Natural’ Food Label”. While this has not necessarily been the center of attention lately, especially not…
I’m a teaching assistant (aka- student grader) for one of the Agriculture and the Environment classes offered at Illinois State University, and today we went over organic farming, touching on…
Being the crazy person that I am, I drove across town the other day just to take a picture of a field (#agmajorprobs!). Anyway, what was so special about this…
Fall is in the air at Illinois State! Even though fall doesn’t technically start until this weekend, leaves have begun to change color, the weather is cooler (seriously, I went…
So as I was enjoying my bowl (okay… bag) of lightly-buttered popcorn and M&Ms this evening and contemplating what I should blog about, I noticed an oval shape on the…
I heard a really great quote in class today, and wanted to share. It’s really thought-provoking and makes you realize what you take for granted each and every day. For…
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the last three posts about corn and learned at least one thing. 🙂 This last part is all about talking through some common myths and…
Alrighty, back to talking about corn. Before I dive into discussing the corn ethanol industry, you should check out my previous post, Renewable Fuel: What’s the Big Deal?. Ethanol made from…