This is a reminder that modern food systems are industrial systems—complex, high-volume, and monitored. The interesting question isn’t outrage, but how detection, traceability, and recall speed keep improving.

This is an important distinction. AI is most useful in crop protection when it augments human judgement—synthesizing evidence, flagging patterns—rather than pretending biological systems are fully predictable.

Looking forward to this. Food systems conversations are strongest when they connect agronomy, water, energy, labor, and policy—not just end products. Curious how the series handles those tradeoffs.

Every field has its unsung heroes. Some model climate. Some model markets. Some… model projectile vomiting for the greater good. Science is beautiful like that.

Glad to see food policy discussed through a political economy lens. Technical solutions often exist—the harder question is who benefits, who pays, and what actually moves decisions from paper to practice.

Strong critique of productivist logic here. I’m curious how this framework scales under climate stress and land constraints. Food security seems less about rejecting productivity and more about redefining what we’re optimizing for.

Glyphosate debates often collapse hazard and exposure into one claim. There are real issues here—overuse, resistance, ecological impact—but regulatory conclusions across multiple countries still hinge on dose and application context. The real challenge is the production system, not a single input.

Warm wishes to the SUNRISE team as well. Always encouraging to see collaboration around innovation and nature-positive agriculture. 🌱
#Agroecology #FoodSystems

Always good to see agroecology framed as part of a broader systems conversation. Nature-friendly practices, resilient supply chains, and land efficiency don’t have to compete — they can complement each other if we’re serious about food security and environmental limits.
#FoodSystems #Agroecology

PFAS really are everywhere! They don’t break down and accumulate in our food chain. FDA testing finds detectable #PFAS in some seafood & meat samples but most foods don’t exceed reference levels. What’s clear: we need better monitoring and enforceable limits.
#FoodSystems #FoodSafety #ChemicalRisk

If there was ever a moment for countries to make a statement, passing on the Trump Cup would be tremendous!

Also worth noting: Canada doesn’t usually require you to list socials on a form, but CBSA can examine your devices at the border and require you to unlock them—so the privacy risks aren’t uniquely American, just different mechanisms.

The trajectory of U.S. policy + potential abuse of power is absolutely worth worrying about (and pushing back on). But “MAGA creeping your old Facebook” implies direct account access/scraping, which isn’t what the policy says.

Worth keeping the concern, but the framing here is off. The U.S. has long asked many visa/ESTA applicants to list social media handles used in the last 5 years—that’s not the same as “government gets access to your accounts” or private posts/DMs.

Methane matters (big near-term warming driver), and livestock is part of the equation. But “plant-rich diets” is one lever—not the whole playbook. Fossil/waste methane cuts + better ag practices can move fast too. Don’t let a methane lens become a full food-system blindfold.
#FoodSystems #Climate

Worth adding: “farmed salmon” isn’t one system. Many critiques are about open-net pens (local waste/lice/escapes). Food safety is a different question—public health guidance generally finds both wild & farmed salmon low in contaminants.