The University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships delivers resources and support for rural grocery stores facing an increasingly uphill battle.
For National Food Safety Education Month this September, Hanyu Chen, Extension specialist and assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, answers questions about keeping your family safe this fall.
Forget chocolate or vanilla. The winning flavor created to celebrate the University of Minnesota's 175th anniversary offers a tart, colorful surprise. The ice cream flavor, North Star Apple Crisp, combines the sweet crunchy taste of apple crisp with a swirl of aronia berry.
Though Minnesota has seen no confirmed outbreak clusters of cyclospora infections, 41 states have reported cases, including larger outbreaks in Michigan and Ohio. The cyclospora parasite causes severe intensive gastrointestinal issues including explosive and watery diarrhea.
For decades, Americans have been advised that cutting fat was key for a heart-healthy diet, spurring an industry of low-fat dairy products. A new generation of nutrition research is challenging some of those long-held beliefs — suggesting the impact of dietary fat is different when found in dairy products compared with other foods.
