A new social media campaign is being launched by the Wheat Foods Council (WFC) to educate fitness professionals and trainers on the health benefits of including wheat in a healthy diet. “By harnessing the power of social media, the campaign creates a dialogue, encourages knowledge sharing, and inspires a shift in how the fitness industry views wheat foods in a healthy lifestyle,” says WFC President Tim O’Connor.
Cal-Maine Food and Rose Acre Farms along with United Egg Producers and United States Egg Marketers were all found guilty of conspiring to increase the price of eggs and egg products back in 2011. These companies exported eggs from the country to limit the supply available to Americans and limited the number of chickens that were available for laying eggs.
The 2018 Farm Bill has been extended one more year to September 2024. Zippy Duval, American Farm Bureau Federation President, says "“We are grateful Congress passed a farm bill extension to avoid serious program disruptions and we encourage President Biden to sign it. However, we urge both the House and Senate to stay focused on a new, modernized farm bill that recognizes the many changes and challenges of the past five years."
2022 showed a record high for the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner, but this year the price has gone down. The one ticket item on the table that helped this overall price go down, was the price of a turkey. The average price for a 16-pound turkey has gone down 5.6% from last year's numbers with the price being $27.35. “Traditionally, the turkey is the most expensive item on the Thanksgiving dinner table,” said AFBF Senior Economist Veronica...
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is hosting its annual convention in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 19-24th. Some select educators have been selected to get free registration to AFBF's Annual Convention and receive some exclusive experiences that they can bring back to their classrooms and students. “We’re proud to support teachers from all across the country in several ways,” says Daniel Meloy, executive director of the AFBF...
This week starts the 96th National FFA Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis, Indiana, with over 65,000 FFA members from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Puerto Rico in attendance. Good luck to the Florida FFA members competing in National FFA contests this week! For those of you not competing in a contest, use this time to attend workshops or listen to speakers. Also, please take a lap around the Expo and network with some influential companies in...
The nation's animal health and biodefense facilities have partnered up to find new ways to improve early detection of animal diseases before they become an issue in our nation's agricultural industry. “We are going to identify five scientists and place them in five of our NAHLN laboratories around the country with the intent of them to take their region, look at the threats both nationally and internationally,” said Christy Loiacano,...
Almost one in ten Americans face food insecurity on a daily basis, and most of these people live in rural American towns. These areas are called "food deserts" because these people do not have access to affordable and nutritious food, especially fruits and vegetables. There are many services that provide food delivery such as Kroger, FedEx, or UPS, but these are also not always available in these food deserts across America.
Earlier this year, sesame was added as the ninth major food allergen and is now required to be listed on all food labels, when present in that food. There are millions of Americans that have food allergies, and adding this allergen to the list of major allergens will help these people to avoid allergic reactions. While most allergic reactions involve mild symptoms, some allergic reactions can cause life threatening symptoms.
The United States Department of Agriculture has new data showing that US Americans do not rate their diets very high. Data from January 2017 to March 2020 shows that 29% reported that their diets were good or excellent, which is 3.5% lower than the report from 2005-2006. The research found from 1989-1991 showed that 41% of adults rated their diet very good or excellent.
