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Program: Food Forethought

Food Forethought

  • Preventing Wolf Predation

    A group that agreed to compensate farmers & ranchers for losses from wolf attacks has decided to stop the practice. Lacy takes a look.

  • Hypothetical Jounalism

    What some journalist do to try and get a story out there is just downright criminal. Lacy takes a look.

  • Labor Day

    Most people will be taking time off this weekend to enjoy the last days of summer but what most don't know is the history of Labor Day.

  • Testing Wheat on Mice

    Getting better tasting whole grain products begins with taste testers of the 4-legged variety.

  • Mountain of Manure

    The Mexico tariff issue continues to put pressure on U.S. ag producers.

  • Rejection

    Too much...too little...too late. Lacy looks at the Shirley Sherrod case.

  • Thanking Firefighters

    As the last days of summer slowly fade it's important to remember a dedicated group of people who work tirelessly.

  • Failed Formula

    "Do as I say" is not always the best advice, especially when it comes to telling other people what to eat and what they should pay for it.

  • Going to the Fair

    It's nice to see some things don't change all that much like going to the county fair.

  • Downright Dangerous

    Smut grass is an invasive species that even goats won't eat and Lacy has a thing or two to say about it.

  • Saving Livestock Diversity

    A number of livestock and poultry breeds are in danger of becoming extinct. Lacy takes a look.

  • Stepping Up Whole Grains

    Looks like Kraft Foods is serious about improving the whole grain content in more than one hundred of their popular cracker products.

  • Exercise - The Garden Way

    Getting into shape may be as simple as heading out to the garden. Lacy takes a look.

  • Good Agricultural Practices

    A lot of times when the government says jump, farmers just look down and ask when they can come back down!

  • Really Fresh Facial

    In an ironic twist that the most posh, upscale spa's rely on the American farmer.

  • Not a Sign of Ownership

    There seems to be some confusion about signs that sit outside of people's homes and farms. Lacy tries to clear the waters.

  • Surviving

    Sometimes it is important to do whatever it takes to survive. Lacy takes a look at surviving on the American farm.

  • Applying Common Sense

    We have all been a victim of not engaging the brain before acting...we really should work on build that little bit of common sense.

  • Rooster Problems

    Lacy takes a look a the trouble with roosters!

  • Bee Pastures

    The bee population would benefit from a little TLC and a wildflower sanctuary.

  • Ask the Farmer

    If you have questions about fresh produce at the farmer's market it just make sense to ask the farmer.

  • Fair Food

    With fair time comes everyone's favorite, "Fair Food." But there are a lot of people out there trying to change that.

  • End of an Era

    The windmill of the past is slowly being replaced but it seems these icons will live on..at least for a while.

  • The Return of Young Farmers

    It seems that the economic down turn has had an impact on the family in that it is bringing the kids home.

  • A Goose Problem

    Some people see beauty but others see a mess when it comes to the Canadian Goose!

  • Proverbial Snowball

    There are a lot of factors that led us to this place in time but Lacy takes a look at the optimistic side of things.

  • Help Is Out There

    There are crisis hotlines for nearly everything and everyone these days, and farmers and ranchers are no exception.

  • Searching for the CCD Cause

    Researchers are frantically searching for the cause of bee colony collapse but some may be working a bit too hard to get an answer.

  • USDA Resignation

    Honesty may not always be the best policy if every else decides to take it to the extreme.

  • Illogical & Frivolous

    It might be a page out of Little Red Riding Hood...who is it really lurking under that fancy title and why are they suing the FDA?

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