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A Braymer, Missouri man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Wisconsin ranching brothers missing since June 21, 2019.
McDonald’s will measure current usage of antibiotics across its diverse, global supply chain and plans to establish specific reduction targets by the end of next year.
The fruit of the tropical cashew tree is used in a variety of vegan menu items, which presents a problem vegans choose to ignore - rainforests are destroyed to cultivate cashew trees.
Missouri authorities are searching for two Wisconsin ranching brothers who failed to return home from a business trip on Sunday.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, it’s a timely occasion to speculate how agriculture, business and politics might evolve five decades from now.
After consolidating three lawsuits accusing beef packers of conspiring to depress cattle prices since, a Minnesota court ruled the case can move forward without one of the originally listed defendants.
What do nutritionists do for fun? When they’re not scolding us for snacking, overeating and making unhealthy choices, that is. Answer: list and then trash some food-related assumptions.
Open the Urban Dictionary to the phrase ‘shoot yourself in the foot,’ and you’ll see a food package labeled ‘No GMOs!’ Fortunately, that disaster might be on the verge of a real reversal.
Claiming consumers have been misled, two consumer advocacy groups have sued Tyson Foods, Inc., over the meat packer’s sustainability and environmental practices.
“It seems to me that the folks who want to buy vegan burgers...they would appreciate it not being labeled as meat or a meat food product,” said Andy Gibson, Mississippi’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
Marketers of fake meats already know that how lab-grown products are advertised has a big impact on consumer perceptions, which is why they pivot away from science to claims about helping save the planet.
Sales of plant-based foods are booming, and retailers no longer see them as hyper-niche products relegated to small sections of the grocery store.
The Latin American Product Showcase saw a mix of current and new customers from emerging markets where the U.S. has been working to grow demand for U.S. red meat, says USMEF president and CEO Dan Halstrom.
From dietary gurus to academic researchers to self-appointed media ‘exerts,’ the message is simple: The path to good health is forged by eating less meat. And they’re all wrong.
A Show-Me state suit challenging use of the “meat” on food labels heads for trial as the parties say they have reached an impasse in talks to reach a pre-trial settlement.
Denver has a goose problem - one of its own making. The question is whether the city will resolve to the only viable solution, since the city is nearly void of natural predators.
As crop farmers debated the July World Agricultural Supply and Demands Estimates (WASDE) report, livestock producers anxiously watched for changes in the 2019 red meat and poultry production forecast.
The speed fake meat products capture market share from the real stuff is dependent on money from investors. So what advice does an investment pro offer?
Twenty-seven freshmen House Democrats are urging the resurrection of COOL requirements as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Supermarkets would actually be better off putting the latest veggie burgers in the junk food aisle, not in the meat aisle.
I love the 4th of July because it’s an annual reminder of the sacrifices made by the founding fathers – and all past and current service men and women – that we may live free, eat bacon, and sue our neighbors.
It’s seemingly abundant, yet surprisingly scarce; rarely prioritized in public policy, yet as essential as oil for supporting our lifestyles. And if water ‘runs out,’ it could signal the ultimate disaster.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with our Founding Fathers’ quotes about agriculture.
U.C./Davis professor Frank Mitloehner told AgriTalk host Chip Flory the ingredients in plant-based burgers are very similar to the ingredients in dog food.
President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping agreed to another truce in their trade war Saturday, removing an immediate threat looming over the global economy even as a lasting peace remains elusive.
A planned relocation of two of USDA research agencies from the D.C. to Kansas City is billed as a cost saver, but it feels more like a way to minimize their work and muzzle their personnel.
Meat quality and the overall eating experience can be improved by using a food thermometer to determine doneness and improve safety at the same time.
Why is so much of the political and social capital of rural America is spent saving the ‘family farm’ if the whole of rural America’s economic system and landscape is changing?
A pair of college professors at the University of Washington are hyping the world’s least controversial observation: Social media is fraught with false information.
“Living and working in the middle of the majority of U.S. crop and livestock production is important – and close to America’s top-notch agriculture-based universities,” says John Nalivka.