A silo is often a symbol for farms and food; it is also a metaphor for focusing on information in one area of expertise, ignoring knowledge or applications from another. Such a narrow approach has its limitations, particularly as it pertains to issues that have plagued the food industry for decades. But researchers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities are employing an interdisciplinary approach to food quality, food safety, and food waste with rapid detection tools, and the outcomes expand…