food

Who Is The Food Truck Movement in Minneapolis? Chef Shack Of Course!

Audio: What Is The Food Truck Movement? Lisa Carlson, Co-Founder of Chef Shack, shares her food and thoughts on the food truck movement in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Much of the success of Chef Shack is from perseverance, the willingness to explore for new food ideas, and having friends / partners like the Mill City Farmers Market and the City of Minneapolis to support the efforts.

This conversation is from the 2010 Ag Media Summit's New Media Market Basket tour in Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Foodchat on Food, Health, and Nutrition

What Are Consumer Attitudes Toward Food and Health? The International Food Information Council Foundation’s 2010 Food & Health Survey was the conversation starter for a Foodchat discussion.

BeefCast update for June 25, 2010, Once heat stress is identified, what do we do?

As the temperature continues to heat up, it is not only more difficult for you and I to perform but also our cattle. Heat stress is a very serious concern and can rob cattlemen of substantial amounts of revenue. The loses can come in the form of diminished performance in the feedyard or reproductive loses in the pasture.

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Enough Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty

Contrast of Need and Plenty Roger Thurow, former Wall Street Journal correspondent and co-author of Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, shares the "complexities of economic dysfunction" in trying to help the countries in Africa feed their people. Part 1 and Part 2.

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Foodchat Social Media Research Needs for Food Issues and Decisions

Social Media Research Needs for Food Issues and Decisions How might food consumers leverage location aware tools to discover food producers? Can food producers make a meaningful connection to consumers? Learn more about questions, their responses, and resources links.

CropVillage update for April 30, 2010, Systems-Based Approach to Assessing and Protecting Food and Agriculture

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SwineCast Update for April 29, 2010, Reducing Pig Stress By Feeding Tryptophan

When Jerry Seinfeld and friends used Tryptophan (delivered in a late turkey dinner) to get at primo “G.I. Joe” action figures… little did we know the outcome would be good news for swine producers.

Researchers are finding the nap-inducing amino acid slows down the aggressive tendencies of re-mixed pigs and gilt replacements. Think of it as Thanksgiving afternoon without the Cowboys and Lions.

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Agchat on Meat Processor Issues

Meat Processor Issues @iTweetMeat lead discussion on meat processor issues on #AgChat

AMC 0041 - Janice Person, aka @JPLovesCotton, shares on agriculture, food, fuel, and fiber

Janice Person ( @JPlovesCOTTON ) is a city girl who loves cotton & biotech, talks & takes photos, does PR for Monsanto, loves Memphis Tigers & travel, and is tweeting her view of the world. You can also learn more about Jancie's point of view on agriculture, food, fuel, and fiber through her blog at http://JPlovesCOTTON.wordpress.com/ .

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Food Economics and Consumer Choice

Food Economics and Consumer Choice Today there are estimated to be 1 billion hungry people around the globe. And in only 50 years, our growing global population will require an estimated 100 percent more food than we produce today. This white paper from Elanco Animal Health outlines the issues and suggests some approaches to addressing these important global food issues.