Global Food Prices Rise in June

Taylor HillmanCattle, General

…was led by a surge in the price of sugar and more moderate increases for cereals(grains), dairy and meat. The dairy index increased 7.8 percent compared to May, but compared…

National Hot Dog Month

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…for their favorite hot dogs, a copy of “Wurst of Lucky Peach: A Treasury of Encased Meat,” a National Hot Dog and Sausage Council t-shirt & bumper sticker. First runner…

Agri View: Direct Marketing

DanAgri View, General

…Jill Burkharts’ 80-cow dairy in central Iowa left the farm in a bulk truck for processing and sale in the commodity markets. These days, however, the farm’s milk takes a…

July 4th Cookout Prices

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…the cookout is up slightly (less than 1 percent), “Prices in the meat case are starting to look better from the consumers’ perspective,” said Veronica Nigh, an AFBF economist. “Retail…

July 4th Food Safety

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…to Avoid Foodborne Bacteria on the Fourth of July by Food Safety Education Staff Check meat temperature while grilling No matter where you find yourself on the Fourth of July,…

Agri View: Pork Exports

DanAgri View, Hogs & Pork

…of 2016 For the first four months of 2016, U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports totaled $1.8 billion in value and 1.26 billion pounds in volume, down 9 percent…