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OpEd By Cara Harbstreet How many fruits and vegetables do you eat each day? If you just sheepishly looked away, you’re not alone. According to the CDC, only one in ten Americans consumes the recommended daily serving of fruits and vegetables. This hasn’t changed much in recent years, with the number of eating occasions for vegetables…
Recently, there have been a number of lawsuits filed in the state of North Carolina against Smithfield Foods. In fact, there are over 20 nuisance lawsuits against pig farms, waiting in the coffers. Three have already been through the court system and Smithfield has lost all three cases. The lawsuits are nuisance lawsuits filed by…
Dear Food Shoppers, Lately, I have been a tad bit exasperated as I walked through aisles of my local grocery store. I am a farmer and I am writing this letter to express my frustration with what I see happening in grocery stores. No, this letter isn\’t going to cause you more food fear. In…
Dear Farm Aid, You Need to Visit a Family Farm! This Saturday is the annual Farm Aid concert/fundraiser. For over 30 years, you have put together a group of celebrity vocal performers such as John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Mathews, and Willie Nelson. Farm Aid was originally started in 1985 to bring awareness to the…
This is a guest post written by Kristeena Patsche Dear Meatless Mondays: What Happened to Food Choices? The new trend in K-12 schools, colleges, and some restaurants have been Meatless Mondays, or removing meat from your diet one day a week and serving meat-free, vegetarian recipes. The University of Minnesota, a school most of us…
Unfortunately, Subway has succumbed to much of the popular fear-based marketing tactics we have seen recently in regards to antibiotics in meat. As a farmer, I am so frustrated by the fear marketing that is so prevalent – marketing that not only Subway used but other companies as well. So my top points Subway customers…
As a pig farmer, I am always concerned about consumers having the correct information when they are buying pork. And sometimes, the meat label is a little confusing. A couple of years ago I attended an ag conference and was listening to a panel of women; a foodie blogger, a mommy blogger and an extension…
As a pig farmer, I am always concerned about consumers having the correct information when they are buying pork. And sometimes, the meat label is a little confusing. A couple of years ago I attended an ag conference and was listening to a panel of women; a foodie blogger, a mommy blogger and an extension…
Hormel Foods Tour A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to check off an item on my bucket list! Through a lot of \”bugging\” of Hormel Foods personnel, I finally got a tour of the Hormel plant in Austin, MN. For over 35 years we have sold pigs to Hormel Foods and I have yet to…
Hormel Foods Tour A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to check off an item on my bucket list! Through a lot of \”bugging\” of Hormel Foods personnel, I finally got a tour of the Hormel plant in Austin, MN. For over 35 years we have sold pigs to Hormel Foods and I have yet to…