Consumer Trends
Tax the rich (and the sweet and the salty)
In the interest of addressing a growing obesity problem, the French government is considering a tax — something between 5 and 19 percent — on all foods the government deems “too rich, too sweet, too salty, and which are not strictly necessary.”
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A new kind of MBA
Consumers want to hear from you. When asked whom they considered the most trustworthy sources of information about their food, farmers and ranchers topped the list.
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California’s dry times
As the United States’ top farming state, California has — or had — a $35 billion farm industry.
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Agriculture, modified
Many Americans are surprised to hear that about 60 percent of the foods on grocery store shelves contains genetically modified ingredients (most from GM corn and soybeans).
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The man in the middle
Running the Department of Agriculture is an enormous task. President Obama has chosen Tom Vilsack — a lawyer, not a farmer — to fill this job
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Our late foods
When only about 15 animals remained, a cattle breed called Randall Linebacks were snatched from the jaws of extinction by a farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
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Tipping point
The practice of agriculture requires societal support.
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How we eat
A marketing research service, the NDP Group, has studied the eating habits of Americans.
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Proposition 2
This November, voters in California will decide the fate of Proposition 2, otherwise known as the Standards for Confining Farm Animals initiative.
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Food deserts
In urban areas across the country, grocery stores are vanishing.
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Rights for Apes
Recently, the parliament in Spain passed a resolution granting legal rights to apes — specifically, life, liberty and freedom from physical and psychological torture.
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- Ag commodities seemed directionless Wednesday morning
- U.S. wheat conditions well below average
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Cornell genetic testing process cuts cost by up to 75 percent
- Angus Foundation receives $28,500 from “The Card Challenge”
- Commentary: In praise of animal foods
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
