While in North Carolina for the Boehringer Ingelheim Swine Health Seminar over the weekend, I had some of the best pork I have ever eaten. The hotel served up a fresh whole hog with a tasty vinegar sauce that was fabulous. The best thing about the airport in Charlotte (which I spent an inordinate amount of time in on Sunday) …
Food Expo Dives Into Obama’s Agenda
The American Meat Institute posting a press release of this upcoming event that will give food producers a better idea of the Obama administration agenda. Check it out, and let me know if you attend! Fox News Anchor Bret Baier will offer insights on what to expect from the Obama Administration and Congress at the Washington Insider Breakfast during Worldwide …
New Farm and Food Websites
Here are a couple of new online resources to get information about food and farming in the United States today. Both are backed by the Center For Food Integrity. Best Food Facts employs the Food Integrity Index. The Food Integrity Index is designed to provide balanced, objective information to help consumers make informed choices. We have partnered with leading universities …
Peaut Butter Creativity
Peanut butter is one of my favorite foods. I’m also choosy enough to choose Jif. Now Jif has a contest going that will award some college scholarships. So get your peanut butter creativity going. Adding some creativity to mundane lunch routines could have a huge payoff. Jif Peanut Butter, the trusted peanut butter of choosy Moms, is accepting entries for …
Purple Potatoes on West Coast
I would roast or fry these. Wouldn’t you? Purple freedom fries! Klamath Basin Fresh Direct, an association of potato farmers along the Oregon-California border, has been awarded exclusive rights to grow and market a new purple fingerling developed by the USDA and three Northwest universities. The potato is called Purple Pelisse, named for an intense hue inside and out that …
America Needs Agriculture
It’s going to cost WHAT to raise a child today? $221,190, you say? No kidding? With the rising cost of living, including raising children, it’s more important now than ever before for American families to have safe, inexpensive food for their dinner plates. With ballot initiatives sponsored by groups such as the Humane Society of the United States working to …
Top 10 Most Unusual Fair Foods
Get your cotton candy, get your hot dogs, grab your burgers and throw a fritter in there, too. How about a hot beef sundae…What’s that? This is just one of the top ten most unusual fair foods, according to MSN Delish. Chuck posted about these bad boys way back in 2006, and it seems their popularity hasn’t faded away yet. …
Meat is Bringing Sexy Back
Is meat getting sexy again? Here’s one case in point. This provocatively posed porker is part of an ad campaign by Rachachuros Seasoning that also includes similar sexy shots of a duck and a chicken. Another case in point: Top Chef ’s Padma Lakshmi steamy Carls Jr. burger commercial that got quite a bit of attention when it came out …
National Hot Dog Day
I guess I missed it by a day but better late than never. July 21 is National Hot Dog Day and I hope you all had a chance to have yours. I personally like them sliced and fried with eggs for breakfast as well as on a bun for lunch or dinner. If you want some tips on how to …
Food, Fiber and Energy at an American Super Store
Here’s our first report from the IFMA 17 Congress. Good job newsroom! From farmers markets to super markets, IFMA 17 delegates had the opportunity to spend Sunday, July 19 touring the Meijer’s Super Store. Delegates arrived at the Bone Student Center Sunday to register for this week’s events. A shuttle, provided by Peoria Charter Coach, took them from the ISU …