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Posted: December 16, 2015 by HFAC
Economist shares observations on animal welfare labels
By Jayson Lusk, Food and Agricultural Economist, December 15, 2015 The December 2015 edition of the Food Demand Survey (FooDS) is now out. Some observations from the regular tracking questions: Compared to last month willingness-to-pay for all products, particularly beef products, was up. There was a sizable drop in the proportion of respondents who say they …
Posted: December 16, 2015 by HFAC
Montana rancher invests in life and death of bison herd
By Madison Dapcevich/Agweek December 14, 2015 LOLO, Mont. — Two days a week, Troy Westre hates his job. Walking out into his 250-acre pasture in the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana, Westre finds his herd of bison and nestles up to a 1,200-pound bull. “I get the animal sideways and shoot them right behind the …
Posted: December 16, 2015 by HFAC
Premium, Young And Natural: The Turkey Labels We Cluck-Cluck Over
Original Story aired on NPR on The Salt: What’s on Your Plate?, Food for Thought, November 18, 2015 You’re at the grocery store, shopping for Thanksgiving dinner. You’ve grabbed sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts and cans of pumpkin. If you’re from the Midwest like I am, you’re also gearing up for green bean casserole. But when you approach a refrigerated …
Posted: November 18, 2015 by HFAC
All natural? How Thanksgiving shoppers can decipher turkey labels
Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAY Shopping for a Thanksgiving turkey has become a moral and emotional brain puzzle. Consumers are left deciphering the disparate claims stamped on packages at the grocery store, wondering which version of “free” meat is the best option: cage-free, free-range, antibiotic-free. And what about natural? Is that different from organic? Just how humane is humanely …
Posted: November 5, 2015 by Adele Douglass
Chicken Cheat Sheet 2 (South Carolina Public Radio)
Where food labels are concerned, it’s generally a case of do your homework before you shop. And when shopping for chicken, labels like “natural” and “farm raised” don’t really help to inform you about where or how the chicken was raised. “Organic,” on the other hand, tells you that the hen was given USDA certified …