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Agricultural trust, transparency is growing
By Gary Joiner Texas Farm Bureau From the grocery store to fast food chains, consumer decisions shape our food supplies. And, in turn, our farming practices. Conventional. Organic. Grass-fed or grain-fed. Local. Natural. Each is a little different. But, in the end, a nutritious product is raised by a farmer who cares. And they’re telling you […]
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Soybeans hit 5-1/2 month peak after big U.S. soymeal exports
By: Reuters 3-28-2016 U.S. soybean futures hit their highest since October on Monday after data showed the largest weekly U.S. soymeal sales in about 13 years. Wheat also edged higher as investors, returning after the Good Friday holiday, covered short positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports later this week. The USDA will […]
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8 Ag Related Numbers to Know
Whether you’re wondering what to plant or how to adjust your marketing plan for the year ahead, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the latest numbers from USDA. Released at the agency’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., these figures provide the framework for USDA’s regular data releases and the market’s assumptions about ag commodities in the months […]
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An Optimistic 2016 Pork Industry Outlook? Maybe
By Chris Hurt, Extension Economist, Purdue University The outlook for the pork industry has turned somewhat more optimistic in recent weeks. The sources of that optimism include a $2 to $4 increase in spring and summer lean hog futures prices since the first of the year and slightly lower new-crop soybean meal prices. A bit higher […]
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Bowman: Farmers, Subway is not your BFF
By Angela Bowman, Associate Editor, PORK Network Last October, Subway made waves after announcing plans to eliminate antibiotics use in its U.S. meat supplies. Farmers and ranchers took up their proverbial pitchforks and torches to fight back against the move. The efforts paid off – two days later, Subway (quietly) revised its sustainable sourcing policy to include that […]
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Save the Environment: Eat Bacon
By JoAnn Alumbaugh, Editor, PORK Network It’s doubtful you’ll see a headline similar to the one above in consumer media, but it’s true. A study from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) suggests vegetarian and other plant-based diets could be more harmful to the environment than eating animal protein. Keep in mind, however, that not all fruits and […]
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La Nina’s Positives and Pitfalls
By Alison Rice, Markets and News Editor, AgWeb.com February 08, 2016 Which crop price could gain the most from La Niña? As the current El Niño weather pattern goes into the history books as one of the strongest in memory, grain analysts and farmers are wondering if the forecasted La Niña will play nice. La […]
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Pork Industry Faces Tight Margin Year
Weekly Outlook: Pork Industry Faces Tight Margin Year Chris Hurt Department of Agricultural Economics Purdue University Pork producers in 2016 are expected to experience another year of tight margins similar to the year just completed. Pork production is expected to rise by about one percent, but beef production will rise by four percent and poultry […]
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Protein Satisfies
By Alan Newport October 21, 2015 | 9:16 am EDT Evidence keeps building that adequate animal protein in each meal satisfies hunger and decreases body weight. Heather Leidy, a professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, has in recent years shown positive effects from eating more protein at […]
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Bacon causes cancer? Sort of. Not really. Ish.
IMAGE FROM MARIA KOMRAKOVA/GETTY IMAGES ARTICLE FROM WIRED.COM BY SARAH ZHANG 10.27.15. 7:00 AM. PERHAPS NO TWO words together are more likely to set the internet aflame than BACON and CANCER. So when the World Health Organization classified processed meat as a group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco— Hold on. Let me stop […]
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