Women in agriculture have gotten a beating in the media this week, all because they are tying them to what they dub “Big Ag“. The media authors – ironically women themselves – must just be jealous of the opportunities that farm women are getting to talk to urban women about the food they raise, their families, […]
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The food industry in Louisiana
Being in Louisiana this week for the U.S. Grains Council annual meeting has giving me a taste (literally) of not only their grain industry – but also the amazing food industry! Food in the south is a culture in it’s self. Even though I am an avid beef-eater, I think the only beef I’ve eaten […]
Quotes from Oprah tell the story
Well the slam on modern agriculture wasn’t as bad as I expected from Oprah’s show today featuring Michael Pollan, Kathy Freston and Nicole Johnson-Hoffman, Manager of Cargill’s Fort Morgan Plant. First, I think it is great that Cargill opened their slaughterhouse doors to allow viewers to see how the beef animals are processed. They showed the […]
Animal agriculture & misconceptions on Oprah today
Since most of us are snowed/iced-in today, let’s practice our true agvocacy and respond to Oprah Winfrey’s show on animal agriculture, CAFO’s and veganism today. Oprah is scheduled to air a show titled “Food 201” at 3 p.m. CST, where she and 378 staffers go vegan for a “one-week challenge”. The show will center on […]
2011 Food Trends
Food is trendy, no doubt about it. The hot topics in food this year can be confusing to consumers who don’t know how their food is raised. The Food Channel has put together their list of top 10 food trends for the upcoming year: Canning is cool. Canning, pickling and preserving are in. Men in […]
My favorite #foodthanks quotes
A lot of folks have been blogging about Thanksgiving and thanking farmers and agriculture for the food we eat every day. The AgChat Foundation has established foodthanks.com and encourages tweeters to use the hashtag #foodthanks I have compiled a list of my favorite quotes about food from these blogs “Food doesn’t just happen. It takes an incredible […]
West coast chef standing up for modern agriculture
I’m passing this on from my friend, Lance, who blogs at The Beef U Eat. I have not read this book, but looks like a good read! It’s not everyday that you will find a West Coast chef that is willing to go to bat for modern agriculture. Russ Parsons, the Los Angeles Times food […]
One hungry planet
I found this video from the Brownfield News blog who viewed this video at the recent Agricultural Solutions Media Summit. The blogger said, “A key topic there was addressing consumer and growers’ views of farmland stewardship and how chemical companies can assist in closing the perception gap.” This is one of the best fact-filled videos […]
Misleading information on red meat nutrition
As part of my health insurance through working at a Nebraska state government agency, I had to participate in a biometric screening to take my pulse, height, weight, blood pressure…yada yada. It took about 10 minutes out of my day and really wasn’t a big deal….until I had to wait to get my results and watched […]
Technology a ‘significant asset’ in food production
The global food supply needs to increase substantially in the next 40 years, but the resources for such an increase in production will be the same or less, so producers will need technology. The following article was featured in Feedstuffs FoodLink and quotes my graduate major professor at K-State, Ted Schroeder. (3/26/2010) Rod Smith Food […]
