Consumers don’t just want to know more about how their food is produced — some want a very detailed report card
A review of ending stocks in the past does not give much hope for a turnaround
Expert says farmers need to get more out of the resources they have, and waste of all sorts needs to be slashed
False dichotomy The choice is not either full-blown modern technology or subsistence organic
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently we were asked to take part in a symposium at the Entomological Society of America annual meeting titled: “Feeding future generations: Expanding a global science to answer a global challenge.” The focus of that challenge was to identify ways to feed nine billion people in 2050. We preface this synopsis by noting that it […] Read moreLabelling The beef industry is not doing itself any favours by claiming “beef is beef”
Reading Time: 3 minutes With a long-term decline in per capita consumption — 94 pounds per capita in 1976 to 60 pounds per capita in 2009 — the last thing that U.S. cattle producers need is the current controversy over “pink slime.” And with the controversy in full swing, they certainly don’t need industry and political leaders fighting the […] Read more
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