RFA Ethanol Podcast

I’ll Have a PorkSlap Please

Chuck Zimmerman

I don’t plan to drive to New York to buy some Butternuts Beer and Ale but I would. You’ve got to love a beverage that combines beer and farm. The following links will take you to where you can see the ads that will be running in Times Square. This first one if for Moo Thunder and Heinneweiser. I can’t …

Food

USDA Makes Soy a Staple for WIC

Laura McNamara

The USDA says soybeans, soymilk and tofu are nutrient-rich foods for nutritionally vulnerable women and children. Maybe you should consider including more soy in your diet too. To meet the growing needs and food preferences of diverse families participating in the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC), USDA has incorporated tofu and soymilk into the revised WIC food …

Food, Soybean

‘Top Chef’ Goes Mobile

Laura McNamara

The culinary arts have taken over T.V. They’ve become one of the latests fads for video game consoles. And now, you can even “cook” from your mobile phones. LimeLife and Bravo are launching their new mobile game ‘Top Chef Challenge,’ which is available to download on most major U.S. carries for $6.99. And if you find you can’t tear yourself …

Food, Technology

Kellogg Institute Expands

Chuck Zimmerman

This is the kind of stuff you need in a news release today. Give me some pictures and some embeddable video too. This clip starts with b-roll-like footage of the facility, followed by some sound. I’m happy to see that they not only sent it out in a multi-media news release but they’ve made it available on their own website …

Agribusiness, Food, Video

Mobile Recipes From Mobio

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s my new Blackberry Curve showing the beef recipes that came up when I keyword searched the new Mobio mobile recipes. I like things that are simple and just plain work. So if you’re in the kitchen and need a recipe now you can just grab the phone off your belt and tap for it. Just think of all the …

Food

All-Natural Simmer Sauces

Laura McNamara

Consumers wanting the natural choice for this holiday season might want to keep Good Clean Food´s all-natural simmer sauces in mind. The company has just launched its new chicken sauce product line in the northeast and plans to expand distribution from there. The new sauces — Cacciatore, French Tarragon and Maine Cider — have hit shelves at Whole Foods markets …

Advertising, Food, Poultry

USDA/Ad Council PSA To Prevent Obese Kids

Chuck Zimmerman

In this public service announcement produced by USDA and the Ad Council eating an apple keeps the ceiling from falling on you and turns it into a world map. Well, that’s not really the message. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services and the Ad Council announce today the launch of a multi-media public service advertising …

Advertising, Food, USDA, Video

Fight Stress with Wild Blueberries

Laura McNamara

Just a handful of wild blueberries at each meal is the ticket to natural stress-relief. At least, that´s what the USDA has concluded. USDA scientists recently concluded that eating Wild Blueberries and other antioxidant-rich foods at every meal helps prevent oxidative stress. (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 26, No. 2, 170-181, 2007) This study advances antioxidant research …

Ag Groups, Food, USDA

Organic Beef or Green Beef?

Laura McNamara

A new Beef Eco-Report suggests that “green” food isn´t necessarily organic food and conscious consumers might have to start choosing between the two. Analysts at the Hudson Institute‘s Center for Global Food Issues say that beef produced with grains and growth hormones produces 40 percent less greenhouse gas emissions and saves two-thirds more land for nature as compared to organic …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Beef, Environment, Farming, Food, Publication, Research

The Red Wine Diet

Laura McNamara

We´ve all heard of various nutrition gurus encouraging health-conscious eaters to enjoy a glass of red wine with dinner. But, most of us don´t know much more than that. Why, exactly, are we encouraged to have that coveted glass of red wine? Well, a new book, The Red Wine Diet, delves into the benefits of the popular dinner drink. For …

Agribusiness, Food