Grass-fed beef is only the beginning for a Georgia producer
Kim Severson (@kimseverson) of the New York Times profiles William Harris III of Georgia, a new breed of Southern agriculturalist. His family’s business – White Oak Pastures – was built …
Six states file appeal to halt California egg law
Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster and plaintiffs from Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska and Oklahoma have filed an appeal in a case against California’s landmark animal welfare legislation, Proposition 2. Proposition …
USDA’s food price outlook: mixed news
Earlier this week the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released the Food Price Outlook for 2015. FarmPolicy.com has some analysis; you can read that here. The big takeaway? “ERS predicts that …
Food security frameworks report issued
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has issued a new report, Roadmap for U.S.-Africa Trade Policies to Advance Food Security and Benefit U.S. Farmers and Agrifood Businesses. The report discusses …
McDonald’s USA: new antibiotics policy, sourcing initiatives
McDonald’s USA has announced several new policies relating to food sourcing. The chain said it will only source chicken raised without antibiotics “that are important to human health.” (Farmers who …
Everyone loves pizza. In fact, it’s estimated that 41 million Americans eat a slice or more, each day. Increasingly, however, pizza makers are feeling pressure. New food nutrition standards for …
via Capital Public Radio (@capradionews) Corks or caps for your wine? A UC Davis wine chemist, Andrew Waterhouse, has news that may not be welcomed by natural cork producers, an …
Vilsack: Smartphones could help resolve GMO labeling debate
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is offering this idea to deal with the controversy over labeling GMO products: Use your smartphone. Vilsack suggested that consumers “could just use their phones to …
Is the era of junk-food passing?
“Big Food” has fallen on hard times. Conglomerate Conagra (among its brands are Hunts, Orville Redenbacher, and Chef Boyardee) recently cut its profit projections. Kraft (its brands include Oscar Mayer, …
Added sugars in processed foods: have we reached a tipping point?
With General Mills’ recent announcement that it was cutting the amount of added sugar in its Yoplait Original yogurt by more than 25%, one has to wonder if America is …