thanksgiving dinner

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 37th annual Thanksgiving Dinner survey, which looks at the cost of the meal for ten, this year’s turkey dinner will cost roughly 20% more than last year, and 36% higher than 2020.  This year’...

As you get ready for your holiday meal plans, you may be worried about supply chain difficulties, and higher prices.  One staple of this time of year that should not be a problem; cranberries.   "Cranberry production expected to be up this season looking at about a 5.2% increase," ...

It looks like that Thanksgiving dinner is going to be more expensive this November.  Turkey prices are 73% higher than last year and analysts say they could stay that way through the holiday.  The dramatic increase is largely due to the spread of bird flu, which led to a smaller supply.  Accordi...

Remembering to defrost the turkey might not be the only challenge families face as they try to get that perennial centerpiece onto the Thanksgiving table this year. As of August 31, inventories of frozen whole turkeys and turkey parts were 24% lower than three-year average volumes, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Stoc ...

While the cost of last year’s Thanksgiving Day dinner was the lowest since 2010, this year could be quite a different story. According to the New York Times, this could be the most expensive dinner on record in the holiday’s history. Nearly ev ...

Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and the USDA says now is the time to start preparing that big meal. USDA Food safety expert Meredith Carothers says one of the biggest problems she routinely see, deals with defrosting the holiday bird ...

Thanksgiving is Thursday, and for most, the holiday menu includes a lot of foods not typically prepared.  Tops on that list is the turkey.  The USDA is warning while a wonderful family favorite, caution must be used to ensure the bird is prepared properly, ensuring that no one gets sick.  And that all...

For must of us a holiday feast table has to have a turkey and one other standby: cranberry sauce.  Cranberries are synonymous with the holidays but from the standpoint of the cranberry industry, "We of course want to push the year round versatility, we also want people to look at cranberries in a different way around the holidays," said Karen Cahill with the cranberry marketing committee

According to a new study published by the National Farmers Union, the average American farmer and rancher takes home 12.1 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals.  According to the NFU’s Farmer’s Share publication, farmers receive 14.6 cents of every...

That Thanksgiving dinner you enjoyed just a few days ago, and most likely are still enjoying in leftover form, the National Farmers Union says farmers and ranchers made just 11.3 cents for every dollar that dinner cost.  The most recent edition of the NFU’s Farmer’s Share publication compared the price we pay for the most popular holiday food items, and how much farmers actually pocket.   “While .