https://www.krcu.org/tags/food-waste food waste en-US Copyright Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:33:56 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2016-04-04/rather-than-leaving-our-leftovers-to-rot-why-dont-we-turn-them-into-energy Food waste is an expensive problem. The average U.S. family puts upwards of $2,000 worth of food in the garbage every year.What some see as a problem,… Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:33:56 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2016-04-04/rather-than-leaving-our-leftovers-to-rot-why-dont-we-turn-them-into-energy Luke Runyon https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-16/manufacturers-cut-food-waste-to-build-bottom-line The long line of semi-trucks waiting to get in the gates of the Farmland Foods plant could simply wait around for a few hours to head back, fresh products… Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:25:44 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-16/manufacturers-cut-food-waste-to-build-bottom-line Peggy Lowe https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-10/choices-can-cut-school-food-waste Lunch time at Harris Bilingual Elementary School in Fort Collins, Colo., displays all the usual trappings of a public school cafeteria: Star Wars lunch… Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:26:01 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-10/choices-can-cut-school-food-waste Luke Runyon https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-09/grocery-stores-waste-tons-of-food-as-they-woo-shoppers Grocery stores and restaurants serve up more than 400 million pounds of food each year, but nearly a third of it never makes it to a stomach.With… Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:40:36 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-09/grocery-stores-waste-tons-of-food-as-they-woo-shoppers Kristofor Husted https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-02/technology-infrastructure-cut-down-on-food-waste-on-the-farm On a wet, grey day in Grinnell, Iowa, the rain beats a rhythm on the metal roof of a packing shed at Grinnell Heritage Farm. Crew member Whitney Brewer… Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:36:15 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-10-02/technology-infrastructure-cut-down-on-food-waste-on-the-farm Amy Mayer https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-09-30/food-waste-weighing-down-u-s-food-system It’s a hot summer day outside of Lincoln, Neb., and Jack Chappelle is knee-deep in trash. He’s wading in to rotting vegetables, half-eaten burgers and… Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:33:31 GMT https://www.krcu.org/agriculture/2014-09-30/food-waste-weighing-down-u-s-food-system Grant Gerlock