The Cereal Grain Café
All things related to cereal grains. Join host Dr. Kurt Rosentrater and his guests as they talk about grain, from farm to table, from ancient history to modern technologies, and everything in between. Grain has played a critical role in human societies throughout history, and it continues to even today.
Podcasting since 2023 • 36 episodes
The Cereal Grain Café
Latest Episodes
Season 3, Episode 1 - Ancient to modern durum wheat with Dr. Marina Mefleh
Welcome to 2025! Food, nutrition, science, education, and communication. All of these are critical to being an effective food scientist, cereal scientist, and food engineer.Today’s guest is Dr. Marina Mefleh. She is a P...
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Season 2, Episode 15 - Ram Ramakrishna on Publishing
So what? Who cares? As scientists, a key component of our jobs to publish our results in peer-reviewed journals. But many of us also publish books and use other means of communication for our science.Our guest this wee...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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Season 2, Episode 14 - Insects with Dr. Tom Phillips
When you think of insects, what comes to mind? Mosquitos? Spiders? What about weevils and other grain storage pests? In the world of cereal grains these can have huge impacts no matter which country you are talking abo...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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Season 2, Episode 13 - Sustainable Development Goals with ISU Honors students
How do we save the world? Does it really need saving? What problems do we need to address? What role do food and agriculture play? And, where do we begin?In this episode I have a conversation with one of my class...
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Episode 13
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Season 2, Episode 12 - Alternative storage technologies with Graham Thorpe
As corn and soybean harvest progresses in the USA (almost all of the wheat crop has already been harvested), we have to consider grain quality and preservation. Drying and aeration is important due to the potential of mold an...
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