Dirty Marketing
Nobody puts produce in a corner! Steve discusses the annual Dirty Dozen list, debunking its claims, particularly its complete lack of science and how it has deterred consumers from eating healthy prod...
27 Sep 20180s
Mad Labels
What’s in a label? When it comes down to non-GMO labels, a lot of marketing! In today’s episode, Steve discusses how selling fear and advertising misinformation harms farmers and consumers.
13 Sep 20180s
Waste is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Steve Savage is back for POPagriculture’s third season and kicks it off with a discussion about food waste. How can we reduce food loss on the farm? Can consumers better control food waste at home? St...
30 Aug 20180s
Back to the Prairie
We’re going back to the prairie in this bonus episode! Steve explores the use of prairie strips, an innovative technique used to prevent erosion and nutrient loss as well as increase regional biodiver...
28 Juni 20180s
Invasion of the Crop Snatchers
While an encounter with “pod people” may be relegated to a rerun of Invasion of the Body Snatchers on television, for some farmers, scary invasions are far too real! From citrus greening to an invasio...
24 Maj 20180s
Little Big Lies
Words, words, words. We all know they have power and sometimes that power is used for less…honest purposes. On today’s episode, Steve explores how emotive language is used to describe today’s agricult...
10 Maj 20180s
You Can’t Buy the Farm, But You Can Rent It
A little-known fact is a lot of the land in the U.S. that farmers tend isn’t land that they own. Instead, they rent it from someone else. On this episode, Steve explores this interesting dynamic, the ...
26 Apr 20180s
Nature: The Original Chemist
Every physical thing we can see, touch or smell is made of chemicals. In fact, some of the chemicals that are man-made were inspired by chemicals created by nature. In this episode, Steve explores nat...
12 Apr 20180s
