Dr. Gary Pusillo The pet food isle in most grocery stores has hundreds of potential choices; each a colorful reminder of what is possible. For most of us, life on a farm will be something only experienced in movies and on the internet. The diminishing amount of family farms and local farm markets will inevitably become more difficult to find. When you have a choice, you can make a decision to buy only locally grown, fresh and family farm-identified food that ensures that we will maintain the farmers that most likely will provide...

Every morning before I go to my office, I take a very brisk 1 mile walk on the gravel road that borders our farm. I feel I have the major responsibility in preventing my body from becoming a hood ornament. If I jump directly in front of a speeding car that I know is approaching at take-off velocity, I deserve what I get. Each day, no matter how inconvenient it might be to get prepared for my walk, I put on bright cloths so the drivers can see me in any type of weather situation.  I walk on the best side of the road for the type...

The world on forensics has presented me with a potential new assignment. Apparently our across sea ties have been supplying potato starch to the pet industry with a devastating consequence. Since the economy of America has caused the significant slowdown of home building, the need for adhesives in the manufacturing of particle boards and plywood has declined. Europeans have been supplying China and other Asian countries with a potato starch made from the potato, Amflora. Amflora is a genetically modified (GM) potato grown in...

By Dr. Gary Pusillo: United States medical and veterinary schools currently do not teach farming, or food and nutritional supplement manufacturing; yet, who tries to give the most advice about nutrition, agricultural products and food for you and your pet – doctors and veterinarians. By better connecting consumers of food and pet parents to the real life stories of food producers, people across the country will have a greater understanding of the challenges in agriculture today and the effort it takes to put food on their...