Master Gardener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkziFTwDRQ8 Gene editing is when a scientist makes a tiny, controlled change in the DNA of a living organism. The simplest way to envision this process is to imagine editing a giant manuscript. You flip through the hundreds of pages until you reach the once sentence you wish to alter, and then carefully change a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m1sqaoA0NQ Back when GMOs were introduced into the market in the 1990s, the federal government didn’t require a label if a food product contained an ingredient that had been genetically modified. The United States regulating agencies determined that there were no notable differences in nutrition and food safety from other foods we eat that would

Pesticides are chemicals used to control “pests.” Pests can refer to weeds, insects or diseases. Basically, pests encompass anything that threatens the healthy growth of a crop or has the potential to reduce the yield or quality of the crop. Controlling weeds is a big concern because weeds are the number one yield-robbing pest. That

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9GC7Dt2_oI Food regulation is far more complex and detailed than most people imagine. It’s the entire oversight process of your food from its very inception all the way until it reaches your mouth. This encompasses the production process (how it is grown or made), trade (where your food comes from and how it gets to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rseU5hc52w There are thousands of insects out there. Beetles, caterpillars, honeybees and many, many more. The average farmer’s field is home to a lot of those insects. Some of them are actually good for the crop, yet a few can be harmful; these are called pests. The good insects are generally those that eat the