It’s a fun way to get a wad of cash… well, a Savings Bond for $1,000 to be exact. Chick-fil-A wants to get consumers involved in it’s “Eat Mor Chikin” campaign, so the food chain is hosting an online photo contest. When you spot that clever little cow urging you to opt for the chicken, start clicking those shutters. It …
Pickling Green Walnuts…
It’s an authentic midwestern delicacy… well, a recipe borrowed from England actually. Tony Barnicle of Mary’s Home, MO has been selling his “Pickled Black Walnuts” for about five years now. It’s his claim to fame when it comes to value-added agriculture. The mid-MO farmer plucks black walnuts from his trees while they’re still green, pickles them, packages them and puts …
Zeal for the Veal
This year’s “Battle for Manhattan,” an “Iron Chef” style culinary battle that features the fine, delicate taste of veal, was waged for its second year. It’s no surprise that it was Italian-inspired cuisine that captured the best tastes of veal. As part of its “Go to Market” strategy, the checkoff-funded veal program held a cooking competition last week in New …
Going Global with Soy Gets Praise
The Solae Company, one of the world’s leading companies in soy protein manufacturing, singles out the global reach of communications agency Osborn & Barr. Solae commends Osborn & Barr for its global branding initiative. “We are impressed by Osborn & Barr’s broad experience in global branding and, particularly, their work in the agriculture and nutrition field,” said Michele Fite, vice …
eWine Match Your Food
If you’ve ever wondered which wine would go best with which food then there’s help on the way. Now you’ll be able to text the food you’re buying in the grocery store to a number and get back 3 choices that match your food best. I can’t wait to try this the next time I’m out shopping (not that I …
Great American Desserts
Now this would have been a sweet event to blog from. I didn’t know there was an Expo just for desserts but there is. It’s the Great American Dessert Expo which was just held in Atlanta. Here are the winners of the 2007 “Small Bite, Big Taste” Competition they held: Best New Products Mercer’s Dairy Mercer’s has created a wine …
Agriculture’s ‘Nobel’ Goes to Purdue Food Science Professor
Purdue University Professor Philip E. Nelson has secured this year’s World Food Prize for his innovation in food processing and preservation. Purdue’s Scholle Chair Professor in Food Processing developed technology that enables the transport of processed fruits and vegetables without spoilage. Nelson’s “aseptic bulk storage and distribution” process is credited with revolutionizing the global food trade. More than 90 percent …
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Beef Blimp
About 200,000 NASCAR fans attending the race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Maryland got a heads up on beef June 1st through 3rd. The “It’s What’s For Dinner” blimp debuted at the race, along with beef samples for fans at the “Monster Mile”. The beef balloon was part of the checkoff-funded Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI), a project of …
Missouri Couple Boasts Champion Pork
This year’s tastiest pork came out of Odessa, MO. Odessa’s Craig and Patty Kidwell can make their claim as pork royalty after earning Grand Champion honors in the Pork Checkoff’s 20th Annual Great Pork BarbeQlossal™. The couple, who run Boys of BBQ Patty, received $10,000 worth of cash and prizes, June 9th. This is the second time the Kidwell’s have …
News & Booze and Slow Food
Laura just brought my attention to “Slow Food,” an organization that I coincidentally mentioned in a recent post. I haven’t finished checking them out but did come across an article on their website that rings true to American agricultural journalists. In his article Phil Rees bemoans the lack of alcohol in today’s newsrooms. He writes about the good old days …