The 3rd annual Ozark Bacon Fest– a tribute to Bacon, Bourbon & Beer will be held Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E-Plex. Guests can experience the Ozark’s best chefs’ creative bacon snacks, shop for bacon and bacon inspired products, and view displays from National brands. Mixologists and brewers will supply bacon-inspired cocktails, beer and wine. The …
Aug. 11 Food Dialogues to Focus on ‘Farm to Consumer’
Consumer concerns about the impact food production practices might have on their long-term health or the health of the planet will be the topic of the next Food Dialogues. The Aug. 11 event will be held in Minneapolis and will bring together a panel of leaders in the food space, including food and retail executives and farmers for a conversation …
Hot Dogs/Hamburgers Rule
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “What’s on your grill this July 4th?” Hot dogs and hamburgers came out on top and the other category included ribs and brats. We hope everyone had a safe and tasty Independence Day! Here are the poll results: Hot dogs – 22% Hamburgers – 22% Steak – 17% Chicken – 17% Other – 17% …
Venison For Supper
This is only one of many reasons why I like to hunt deer. Eating them. Freezer meat is where it’s at. Today’s supper menu includes some small steaks that will be quick grilled on a hot fire. These pieces come from what we call the “football roast” in the ham. I take that roast and trim it, muscle it out …
Biggest Hot Dog Holiday to Kick Off Hot Dog Month
Americans are expected to eat more than 150 million hot dogs over the July 4th weekend, appropriately kicking off July as National Hot Dog month. Independence Day will be celebrated with fireworks and more hot dogs than any other time of the year– enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. more than five times. “There’s no better way to celebrate …
July 4th Cookout is Less Than $6 Per Person
The American Farm Bureau reports that all your favorite cookout foods will cost you less than $6.00 per person. If you like hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, bakes beans, lemonade and chocolate milk, you’re in luck. The cost of of $5.58 is actually a 3-percent decrease from prices a year ago. “Based on our survey, food prices …
American Food 2.0 at Expo Milano 2015
I’m wearing my American Food 2.0 shirt today thanks to New Holland and the trip they put together last week for agricultural journalists. While visiting Expo Milano 2015 I made sure I stopped at the USA Pavilion. The pavilion is sponsored in part by CNH Industrial. The theme for the USA Pavilion is “American Food 2.0: United to Feed the …
Pork Addresses Key Industry Issues
This morning on day two of the 2015 World Pork Expo the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) hosted another press conference to address three issues impacting pork producers, swine businesses and organizations and the consumer. Dr. Howard Hill, NPPC past president, began the morning discussing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines that were released in February. He noted the committee did not …
Pork Board Crashes Grills
The National Pork Board wants you to fork more pork this summer and has launched a multi-platform summer grilling promotion – Grill Crashers. “We know that Americans love to grill, but our research showed that many people aren’t sharing and talking about flavor as much as they could be,” said Randy Brown, chair of the Pork Checkoff Domestic Marketing Committee …
Toledo Food Dialogues Tackles Water Issues
All things water were discussed this morning during the Food Dialogues: Toledo event. On August 2, 2014 a toxic algal bloom caused nearly 500,000 people to be without water. The event led to discussions around how to balance the need for clean water with the need for food. The conversation was continued through two panel discussions with the first panel, …