Americans’ taste for beef continues, even at high prices
Beef continues to be on shoppers’ grocery lists, even as prices have soared to record highs this year. That says a lot about Americans’ appetite for beef, said Kansas State University agricultural...
View ArticleBQA: Pride, quality and security
“We believe beef quality assurance starts at the ranch,” Dr. Mike and Anne Wirtz say. “The cattle go through the feeding period at the feedlots under the same guidelines and on to the packers so...
View ArticleThe future of food
The website for a new meal-replacement product called Soylent, after posing that question, paints an enticing picture of the freedom and convenience of a food-free future: “Prepare multiple meals in...
View ArticleSustainable agriculture: What’s it mean to you?
Sustainable [suh-stey-nuh-buh l] – we’ve all heard it. The buzzword has been making its rounds through the agriculture industry for quite some time now, taking on new meanings and interpretations by...
View ArticleKeeping Food Safe: Prevention better than response
Each year in the United States, about 42,000 cases of salmonella infection are reported. Because many cases are not diagnosed or reported, the actual number of infections is estimated to be close to 1...
View ArticleConsumer misconception is agriculture's greatest obstacle
In 1900, 41% of the US workforce was involved in agriculture. In 2014, less than 2% of Americans are farmers or ranchers. In the last 100 years, consumers migrated to urban areas, increasing their...
View ArticleNew era in ag
Lowell Catlett, dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University, talks about consumer demands and opportunities in the beef business.
View ArticleTechnology helping us follow the food path
It is amazing to see such an array of meats available in today’s grocery stores. Traveling across the country in my role at USDA, I hear from so many folks that want to know where their beef comes...
View ArticleFarmer-to-consumer beef sales growing
Local food continues to be a growing segment and beef is part of that trend.
View ArticleGMOs march ahead
In November, following nearly two decades of debate and discussion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a genetically modified salmon, called the AquAdvantage, for human consumption....
View ArticleCattle Outlook: Economy slowing down
Job growth has continued to drop the past few months, a sign that consumer beef demand could be in trouble.
View ArticleOnly 28% of consumers feel this way about food and agriculture
Do you agree with the following statement: “I have access to all the information I want about where my food comes from, how it’s produced and its safety”? A new study from the Center for Food Integrity...
View ArticleBridge the Consumer/Farmer Gap
Here’s how one farmer built a relationship with trust, transparency and bravery.
View ArticleMeat of the Matter: Reinventing How We Buy Beef
One of the most famous and popular athletes of the last century has re-emerged as an investor in a new venture that aims to create a brand-new channel for marketing high-end beef.
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