Editorial
Commentary: What’s in a name?
The CEOs running America’s top companies are generally considered to be ultra-savvy with their marketing maneuvers. But a corporate name change is one call that takes more guts than genius.
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Vilsack healthy foods initiative takes detour in Easter egg aisle
A funny thing happened on the way from the dairy case to the produce section... U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made a stop in the Easter Egg aisle.
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Economists predict better margins for pork producers
The National Pork Board hosted a teleconference Thursday afternoon with economists, following release of USDA’s first-quarter Hogs and Pigs report. Continued losses are predicted for now, but margins will likely improve going forward into the second, third and fourth quarters of 2013.
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Commentary: Stop the (video) madness
A spate of state laws may put an end to activists making secret videos of (alleged) livestock abuse—and then sitting on the footage until they can leverage media and policymakers.
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Commentary: Winning the future on maternity pens
Is asking pork producers to stand tall against HSUS controversial? Apparently it is, judging from the stir around my previous column. If you missed it, I encouraged producers to not flinch in the game of "chicken" with animal rights activists who have conned some retailers into making weak mealy-mouthed pledges against maternity pens (gestation stalls).
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Commentary: Et tu, eagles?
A pack (flock? convocation?) of bald eagles is now linked to the worldwide horsemeat scandal—only these guys really did develop a food-borne illness from dining on an equine entrée.
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Commentary: Bigger, better burgers
Look to the Far East for the latest far-out concoction that figured out yet another innovative way to package red meat products inside a bun: The Sausage Double Beef Burger.
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Spring to offer little drought relief, NOAA says
The U.S. just completed the 20th warmest winter on record, according to the NOAA, and odds favor above-average temperatures for much of the drought-parched regions of the Southwest and Great Plains this spring.
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Commentary: Don’t eat meat—and die
Contrary to what media concludes after skimming through clinical studies of eating habits, not only is red meat not nearly the villain it’s often portrayed to be, it might actually be the good guy.
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Frankenstein’s Cat explores biotechnology and animals
Most of our national conversation about genetic modification (GMO) has, to date, been about plants. Frankenstein’s Cat suggests future biotech conversations will include animals.
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Commentary: Food safety follies
You’d think that by now, after decades of recalls and outbreaks, that mainstream media would have a grasp of basic microbiology and manufacturing processes, right? If so, you’d be wrong.
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- Ag markets moved generally higher Wednesday
- Infrastructure limits ag export growth, economist says
- Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
- Oil pressured by Bernanke comments, crude stocks up
- Repainting “American Gothic:” Number of women farming triples
- Commentary: Severely ticked off
