…meat market. However, compared to animal meat, plant-based meat products may not contain essential omega 3 fatty acids, protein, and other nutrients. Also, some of the plant-based meat products are…
New Report Shows Decade of Trends in School Meals
…frozen—rose from 9.4 percent of total USDA Foods spending in 2012 to 15.4 percent in 2017. Vegetables obtained from USDA’s AMS slightly rose from 2012 to 2017. As the spending…
Data in Consumer Perceptions of Pork
…head of Ag Economics at Purdue University, said looking at conversations on meat has led to online data dashboards. “We have about between 1500 to 2000 mentions of pork every…
Alexis Taylor Advances Through Senate Agriculture Committee
…Taylor, an outstanding nominee who has strong, bipartisan support on Capitol Hill,” U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom said in a press release. “USMEF had many…
DLSE Reviewing FLC Exam Results After Discovery of Discrepancies
…DLSE is conducting the audit and reaching out to FLCs to update them on their results and issuing any defect notice or next steps that they need to take. No…
Study Highlights Economic Impact of Fresh Produce Industry
…percent decline in the absolute number of employees from 1.18 million workers in 2017. More than half the states in the U.S. support more than 10,000 jobs related to the…
Value of Insured Specialty Crops Nearly Doubles Over Last Decade
…9,000 in 2020. The report notes that FCIP or NAP insured a large portion of acreage for some crops in 2017. About 93 percent of dry pea acreage, 87 percent…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 09-26-22
…granting certain audit authority to USDA and a court ruling that reinstates modernized endangered species rules. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
Federal Order Proves Valuable for California Dairy Farmers
…of Agriculture had the power to audit manufacturers to obtain factual cost accounting for important conversion formulas. Vanden Heuvel describes the issue as being “fairly significant” in the overall administration…
Executive Order Seeks to Advance Biotechnology Investment
…raised questions about some of the priorities of the order. While supportive of the provisions for technology such as gene editing, groups questioned how the order addresses imitation meat products….
Vytelle Awarded for Global Sustainability
…what Vytelle calls the triple challenge. Farmers are facing a growing demand for protein driven by the upsurge of consumers demanding meat and milk be produced sustainably. This means farmers…
World Food Prices Continue Falling as Supply Levels Rise
…southeast Asia helped to lower prices. Import demand for sunflower oil is subdued. Dairy stocks remained adequate. Major poultry importers reduced purchases, and domestic bovine meat demand in key exporters…
Strengthening the Meat Supply Chain with Nearly $22 Million Investment
…MPIRG award is for 111 grant projects aimed at helping strengthen and develop new market opportunities. “The Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants will help meat and poultry processors make…
Corteva Announces 2022 Climate Positive Leaders Program
…share their experiences and help accelerate the adoption of climate-positive practices. Farmers and ranchers in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, and…