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For 2024, USDA projects that food price inflation will be lower than that seen in 2023 and significantly lower than the rise seen in 2022.

Tyson Foods Inc. will eliminate about 10% of corporate jobs and 15% of senior leadership roles, Chief Executive Donnie King told employees on Wednesday.

The food system is being reimagined today and farmers can benefit by thinking about how to improve their ability to take advantage of opportunities in the process, says Rob Dongoski with Ernst and Young.

“In the last 2,500 years, every Chinese government that has fallen, has fallen over food,” says Kuehl, Armada chief economist. “They need those import markets—be it from the U.S, Canada, Brazil or Australia."

According to Leah Halvesron, CEO and founder of Ten Acre Marketing, it’s better to be proactive than let a passersby draw their own conclusions about your operation. Here’s how to get started.

President Richard Nixon hosted the last White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969. That confab led to expansions of the food stamp program and the school lunch program.

President Richard Nixon hosted the last White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969. That confab led to expansions of the food stamp program, the school lunch program and WIC.

According to Secretary Vilsack, these efforts will “increase the competitive advantage of U.S. agriculture both domestically and internationally,” while building wealth in rural America.

Empty dinner plates can quickly translate to lack of world peace. Just ask Sen. Ernst, who gave a political rundown of food security as national security at Iowa State University last week.

NPPC’s Michael Formica predicts Proposition 12 repercussions will be seen in California as early as this morning.

Who should be telling the story of agriculture? The Shark Farmer says it may not be who you first think.

The American Farm Bureau says average cost for 10 people is less than $6 per person.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has set her sights on changing how the world produces and consumes food in order to counteract a trio of threats: carbon emissions, disease outbreaks and animal suffering.  

Michael Swanson says it’ll take fleet turnover to bring great change to gasoline consumption, and he says two factors will drive that adoption—federal policy and battery technologies.

The first in a series of webinars by the Global Farmer Network brought together a diverse panel of farmers to talk about the biggest issues in agriculture today.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Meat Institute’s challenge to California’s 2018 ballot initiative that imposes new standards for animal housing.

Meat alternatives are not a new thing, but the buzz around these products is definitely growing.

Thirty-two million food boxes have been delivered as part of USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana shows how the program is making a difference in people’s lives.

New research indicates that sit-down meals could be on the decline.

The landscape of the food industry is changing.

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.

Protein is changing consumer eating habits and promises big opportunity for pork producers. But new insights from the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff show pork only holds a small portion of menu offerings.

Colorado-based Niman Ranch and ButcherBox, an online meat delivery company, have partnered to offer a new digital storefront to meet digital consumer demands.

As grilling season begins, is pork on the menu? Pork enthusiasts can now improve taste, juiciness and tenderness by cooking fresh pork cuts to the USDA standard, 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

New research released by the National Pork Board explores consumer behavior when eating away from home.

Many Americans gag at the idea of maggots, locusts or other insect-proteins. But Louwrens Hoffman, a meat science professor at University of Queensland, says unusual protein sources might be needed to meet future demand.

The bacon craze has no limits it seems! What do you think will be the next item to add bacon?

Easter dinner might cost a little bit more this year. It’s not just the candy. Ham, the prize of the dinnerplate, is also on the uptick, thanks to a surge of demand from China and other export markets.

National Pork Board partners with South Dakota State University to connect pig farmers with consumers nationwide through live-streaming barn tours.

Farmers know bacon makes everything better, but McDonald’s is finally putting diners’ love of bacon to the test during “Bacon Hour.”

Pig wings, a fun twist on the convenience of chicken wings, are showing up just in time for the big game.

Digital use is changing many areas of our lives, and the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff is working with Google to reach consumers and influence meat and food purchases in a whole new way.

Digital use is changing many areas of our lives, and the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff is working with Google to reach consumers and influence meat and food purchases in a whole new way.

Grocery shoppers are getting a gift ahead of Thanksgiving, with the lowest turkey prices in the past 10 years.

Misinformation is again waging war against bacon. A quarter-million-dollar ad campaign launched this fall in Washington, D.C., claims there are health risks to eating bacon and other processed meats.

Our young people are looking for causes to help them connect. They are replicating the "specialness" they experienced in their families by recreating pools of “specially connected” influencers.

When Sara Menker realized “how very little data was being used to make critical decisions,” she launched Gro Intelligence to bridge the information gap.

Testimony began Wednesday in the third of a series of lawsuits against Murphy-Brown LLC / Smithfield Foods.

Telling your agriculture story has never been more important. Communication of all stakeholders is critical to moving the industry forward.

The Pork Board is moving away from consumer-direct, generic advertising, and taking on more of a business-to-business consulting role.

Erin Brenneman uses her high energy, approachable personality, and keen photographic eye to share farm life with her followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social platforms.

Laws requiring food outlets to post calorie information of menu offerings go in effect today. Restaurants, convenience or grocery stores, movie theaters and vending machines with more than 20 sites must comply.