NDSU Extension assessing food, gas price trends
Food, gas and housing prices are impacting consumers.
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Thought for Food teams’ ideas for global challenge
Syngenta announced that the winning and runner-up teams from its Thought for Food (TFF) challenge took center stage at the One Young World Forum held in Pittsburgh October 18-22, 2012.
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If the election were today, would the food system win?
If consumers were voting on the way their food is produced, half the women would be undecided while 40 percent of men would favor the status quo. Overall, a recent survey showed a little more than one-third of people are undecided about today’s food system while the rest of the population is almost evenly split on whether it is on the wrong track or headed in the right direction.
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Americans to face tougher 2013 on rising prices, taxes
U.S. consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets next year to pay for costlier healthcare, more expensive grocery bills and higher taxes, an extra drag on the country's already slow-moving economy.
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ABC News wants "pink slime" lawsuit moved to federal court
ABC News on Wednesday sought to move to federal court a meat processor's defamation lawsuit over reports about lean finely textured beef, a product that critics have labeled "pink slime."
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Growth in meat production, consumption slows
Over the past decade, global meat consumption has trended upward dramatically, and production has increased proportionally to meet demand. But that rate slowed during the past two years as shorter supplies and higher prices stifle meat demand, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute.
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Video provides an accurate look at pig care
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has stepped up not just to meet the challenge presented by the animated film “A Pig's Tale,” but to provide a real-world look at activities on a modern hog farm. USFRA released a nearly four-minute video-- “An accurate portrayal of today’s pig care”.
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HSUS video, ‘A Pig’s Tail’ targets kids
In tandem with Food Day, on Oct. 24, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) rolled out a new video that it says is intended “to inspire people of all ages to consider where their food comes from.” However, the focus is on is children, as A Pig's Tail presents “a pig’s perspective of factory farming,” HSUS contends.
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New Smithfield website emphasizes ‘good food'
Good food. Responsibly. That’s the message in Smithfield Foods’ newly launched website designed to engage audiences to learn more about the company’s brands, products, policies and processes.
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Prop. 37 will trigger ‘flood of lawsuits’
At least three major law firms, with offices in California and worldwide, are warning their grocer, food company, and farmer clients that if Prop 37 passes it will set off a flood of lawsuits to the benefit of trial lawyers, much like Prop 65.
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USFRA online tool addresses consumer questions on food production
Consumers seeking answers about how their food is grown and raised often face challenges in finding accurate information. Search terms such as antibiotics and biotechnology yield a plethora of misinformation. But there's a new on-line resource.
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- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Premium Standard Farms Founder Dies Unexpectedly
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
- Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
