Scientists ID second gene tied to heat tolerance
Researchers at UC Riverside are making progress in their understanding of how plants respond to heat, a step that could eventually lead to crops that can withstand higher temperatures as…
Read More...When is your livestock ready for market?
Direct-to-consumer meat sales require producers to evaluate livestock’s harvest readiness and set profitable meat prices. Direct-to-consumer meat sales boomed in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is…
Read More...Survey: Pandemic has changed consumers’ food habits
Nearly a year of social distancing and economic disruptions has triggered both subtle and seismic shifts in how Americans are buying or getting food, and Colorado State University researchers from…
Read More...Colorado’s meat industry stands up against anti-meat proclamation
The Colorado agriculture industry was rattled when it came to their attention their governor, Jared Polis, signed a proclamation for March 20 to be a #MeatOut day. To fight against…
Read More...This California startup has a meat test it says can help prevent the next pandemic
Food ID, a San Mateo, California-based startup, has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will help improve the safety and transparency of the U.S. meat…
Read More...Building a sustainable U.S. beef system
Sustainability needs to be the business-as-usual approach in the U.S. beef industry in order to ensure long-term food supply, economic security for ranchers and their communities, and a healthy environment…
Read More...Are American farmers being boxed out of global marketplace?
Getting billions of dollars’ worth of agricultural goods exported from Western ports has apparently been difficult since about the middle of last year, when pandemic restrictions shut down whole economies. As…
Read More...COVID-19 expanded the direct-sales market
The COVID-19 pandemic disruption of the food system resulted in more consumers purchasing their food directly from farmers and ranchers. The new customers create opportunities for producers to begin direct…
Read More...How Biden can rein in the Big Meat monopoly
The meat industry is bad for farmers, workers, consumers, animals, and the environment. It should be the next target in Democrats’ antitrust push.
Read More...Pandemic highlights need for a more resilient local supply chain
Disruptions in the livestock supply chain during the pandemic have highlighted the importance of local food supply chains—in particular, meat processing facilities. A more resilient local supply chain would protect…
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