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.
The Cereal Grain Café
Season 2, Episode 4 - Oceans of Grain with Scott Reynolds Nelson
Did you know that Russia and the U.S. have been competing to feed the world as far back as the late 1700s?
Today's guest is Dr. Scott Reynolds Nelson, who's book Oceans of Grain describes how the flow of wheat has been a maker or breaker of empires since ancient times. More about him can be found on his University of Georgia faculty webpage.
If you would like an update on the grain situation in Ukraine and Russia, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service has published an overview of the 2023/24 wheat harvest.
Our music is Inspiring Cinematic Asia by Lexin Music, which is available at Pixabay.