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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...

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BQA: 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...

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The 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...

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Sustainable 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...

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Keeping 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...

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Consumer 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...

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New 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.

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Technology 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...

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Farmer-to-consumer beef sales growing

Local food continues to be a growing segment and beef is part of that trend.

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GMOs 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....

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Cattle Outlook: Economy slowing down

Job growth has continued to drop the past few months, a sign that consumer beef demand could be in trouble.

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It's time to bridge the consumer/farmer gap

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Only 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...

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Bridge the Consumer/Farmer Gap

Here’s how one farmer built a relationship with trust, transparency and bravery.

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Personalization is now Consumers’ Expectation

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Meat 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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