Tag: food industry
2017: Hard numbers and hard politics
Columnist Alan Guebert breaks down commodity projections for 2017.
What’s in a word? The language of food labels
Learning the language of food labels helps customers make purchasing decisions and allows farmers to communicate about their products.
By the numbers: what’s next for the U.S. livestock market
Livestock market analysts are hard-pressed to explain the quick, post-election move upward, but suspect the rallies can't last.
American ag exports aren’t ‘rotten’
Farmers and ranchers, who pollsters say voted overwhelmingly for Trump, remain wary, because 20 percent of all U.S. farm production is sold overseas.
Thanksgiving dinner under $5 per person this year
The average cost of this year's Thanksgiving dinner for 10 is $49.87, a 24-cent decrease from last year's average of $50.11.
When you reach out and teach, you help more than yourself
The bulk of Americans have favored chains of name-brand discount stores, but the illusion of farming in the 21st century is still a somewhat difficult adjustment for consumers.
10 Reasons to love local foods
Locally grown food is good for eaters, the economy and the environment. It increases farm income, creates profitable new markets for local producers, brings people together, builds community and strengthens our food system.
‘You’re wrong’ is the wrong message
Individual companies in the food industry follow the market. That's the way the market works. What doesn't work is telling your customer they're wrong.
Big Food continues to profit as most farmers face bleak future
The more the American meat and milk sectors industrialize, the more these key parts of American agriculture resemble industry itself.
Burning down the barn
Continuing on today’s deadly consumptive path will deplete the world's resources in less than 500 years.
