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Food prices rose again in July, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. The food index increased 0.7% in July as five of the major grocery store food group indexes rose, and the food away from home index increased 0.8%. The index for food at home also rose 0 ...

A coalition of agricultural groups is applauding a bipartisan letter sent this week by 111 members of Congress, urging stronger protections for American-made food and wine exports using common terms. The National Milk Producers Federation said the letter is an important message regarding the need for enhanced U ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will host a virtual public meeting on Salmonella next month. Federal agencies included in the meeting will discuss the commitment to reduce pathogen contamination to decrease salmonella infections associated with regulated food items. T ...

U.S. exports of livestock products, such as milk, meat, and poultry remain very strong, and could end this fiscal year well ahead of 2019. This from USDA’s new Outlook. USDA’s Chief economist, , Rob Johansson, said unlike some of the bulks crop items, analysts have not really had to reduce their export forecasts for meat, milk and poultry. "We stil ...

Last week, the USDA approved $1.2 billion in contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The program is designed to connect excess meat, dairy and produce on farms with families facing food insecurity. The funding far exceeds the $100 million per month the department initially planned for the program, due to high interest and need ...

Walmart officially entered the beef business in January when it opened a case-ready beef plant in Georgia after establishing its own Angus supply chain.  The facility is the latest step by Walmart in its vertical integration strategy for food, according to a new report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange division.  If...

Last month, comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres called on her fans and social media followers to be neat and eat less meat.  That posting was not received well by the meat producers of the U.S.  One of those who responded Amanda Radke, a South Dakota cattle farmer who penned an open letter to DeGeneres asking to come on her show to discuss livestock production and all of the benefits to th

The University of Idaho announced a major donation Wednesday in their effort to construct a new meat science center on the Moscow campus.  The school recently received a $1 million gift from  the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation.  For those not familiar with it, the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation is dedicated to advancing projects to benefit Idaho.   “The ...

Reaction to Ellen DeGeneres’ call for her fans and followers to eat less meat is still being felt in farm country.  And the reaction varies from frustration and disbelief to anger.  Representative Dan Newhouse said any entertainers, and American for that matter, has the right to believe whatever they want.  But he noted ...

Earlier this spring, the University of Idaho announced plans to build a new meat science and innovation center that will house Vandal Brand Meats on the Moscow campus.  The new facility will replace the existing, out of date structure on the west side of the campus, allowing for teaching, research as well as retail sales.  ...