The discipline of food science covers a wide range of subjects including harvesting, engineering, processing and chemistry. Food science plays an integral part in farming and agriculture by continuously uncovering new ways for farmers to produce the best crops and finest animals. One example of food science is the process of making cheese from dairy milk using bacterial organisms!
The Monsanto Company and the American Farm Bureau Federation make presentation of America's Heartland possible.
Additional production and promotion assistance is provided by the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, United Soybean Board, U.S. Grains Council and National Association of Wheat Growers.
