Labels are Confusing Consumers About Contents of “Meatless Meat”

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 6,603 Comments #agblog, beef, cattle, consumer trust, facts, feeding the world, food, food production, food questions, food safety, government, healthy food, lean beef, legislation, meat, meat production, modern agriculture, Slider

The fact that so many consumers look at these labels and think that the products include meat or other animal by-products is a clear sign that the misleading labeling and deceptive marketing practices of plant-based fake meat companies has caused real consumer confusion.

Let’s #WasteLess Food

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 3,326 Comments #foodthanks, agvocate, compost bin, food, food production, food questions, garden, green revolution, life on the ranch, local food, meat, safe food, Slider, social media, steak, sustainable

Tomorrow is Earth Day. It is also a perfect day to remember to #WasteLess food. Although beef is one of the least wasted commodities produced in the U.S., at around 20 percent of edible product going to waste, consumers can help improve beef sustainability by 10 percent simply cutting that waste in half. How do we waste […]

Beef Quality Assurance; Taking Pride in Caring for Cattle

December 28, 2016March 15, 2017 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 3,202 Comments animal advocacy, animal care, animal welfare, antibiotics, beef, consumer trust, education, food safety, healthy cattle, healthy food, life on the ranch, livestock, meat, meat production, protein, research, safe food, Slider, veterinary

Protecting consumer confidence in beef. That is the the main goal of the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program and I had the opportunity to become BQA Certified last week. BQA is an educational training for producers to build awareness of industry standards based on recommended national guidelines and research from USDA and the beef industry. […]

Is grass-finished beef healthier for me?

September 13, 2016November 14, 2016 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 2,310 Comments cattle, food production, food questions, grass, grass-finished beef, healthy cattle, healthy food, lean beef, life on the ranch, meat, Red Angus, Slider

I get this question a lot. “Are your cattle fed grass or grain?” The question that usually accompanies this is, “Isn’t grass-fed beef healthier?” One common misperception with meat-buying is that organic, natural or grass-fed beef are healthier for me. No matter what type of beef food-eaters choose, they can be confident all types of […]

Local meat

July 10, 2013 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 1,290 Comments #foodthanks, agriculture, factory farming, family farming, farming, feeding the world, food, food production, food questions, food saftey, healthy food, local food, meat, meat production, rural economy, safe food

“Locally produced” is one of the hottest terms in the food business today, according to an article posted recently on CattleNetwork. I’ve discussed “local” before with expanding our definitions of local, food trends and even “big beef”. But I guess I’ve never really defined (on the blog) my own definition of “local”. Local to Me: […]

Challenge of correcting misinformation: Accepted.

October 13, 2012 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 34 Comments agriculture, agvocate, AMI, food production, meat, meat production, media, modern agriculture, social media, sustainable

I don’t always agree with AMI, but when I do – I agree with their stance to correct misinformation. Besides my secret obsession with “the most interesting man” I totally thought of this quote when I read the Meat’s Case blog by Eric Mittenthal, The Challenge of Correcting Misinformation. I’ve shared this frustration and challenge […]

The kindest cut of meat?

July 3, 2012 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 32 Comments agriculture, animal welfare, antibiotics, beef, environment, family farming, lean beef, meat, meat production, safe food, sustainable

“As Americans plan their Independence Day barbecues, they should skip the tony sirloins and chops, and opt for what can be the most sustainable, economical, gastronomically flexible and morally responsible cut of meat: ground.” – NY Times Whoa…back that up. Wasn’t ground beef being slandered as “pink slime” a few months ago and now is […]

New Orleans Frozen Port Tour

May 26, 2012 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 36 Comments agriculture, beef, exports, feeding the world, meat, transportation

New Orleans, frozen in May? No, I actually toured a port wharf in New Orleans that ships out frozen beef and pork. This tour was part of the U.S. Meat Export Federation Board of Directors meeting held in New Orleans this past week. The tour showed us the different areas along the river where barges […]

“Pink Slime” not eye-appealing? Neither is caviar.

March 30, 2012 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 3,460 Comments #foodthanks, beef, facts, food, food production, food saftey, healthy food, meat, meat production, media, steak

If you don’t read anything else about this post, please read this line: LFTB is just beef. It’s safe - not eye-appealing – but nether is caviar. LFTB, short for lean finely textured beef, has been dubbed by the media as “pink slime”. Sure it sounds gross. Makes my stomach churn. But here are the […]

Where’s the Beef?

January 25, 2012 kelseyjpope@gmail.com 4,482 Comments agriculture, beef, factory farming, food, local food, meat, research

I featured McDonald’s new commercials a few weeks ago, but the new Wendy’s restaurant commercials are stirring up the pot! We’ve all heard of Wendy’s TV commercial of Clara Peller’s line, “Where’s the Beef?” that was made popular in 1984. Well, Wendy’s has had a newer version of this slogan in a commercial out […]