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Commentary | Fight for Food Safety

How the presidential election could affect the food and agriculture industry

December 10, 2020

While Election Day has passed and some legal challenges remain, barring some unforeseen event, the general consensus is that Joe Biden will likely take office on Jan. 20, 2021, as the 46th President of the United States.

Special Report | State of the Industry 2020

The state of the workforce 2020: covid-19 catalyzes a reckoning

Megan Pellegrini

October 16, 2020

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A historically tight labor market and pandemic combined to test the meat industry’s workforce this spring. The result? A reckoning with long-ingrained challenges.

Special Report | State of the Industry 2020

The state of the pork industry 2020: Turning pandemic behavior to habitual buying

Jason Menke

October 12, 2020

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Unprecedented. Uncertain. Historic. Frantic. Challenging. Words have been used daily to describe the sudden havoc COVID-19 wreaked on the food system and the economy as America worked to slow the spread of the disease and save lives while we kept a nation fed.

Commentary | Fight for Food Safety

Prep for Election 2020 Now

Shawn K. Stevens

May 5, 2020

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Barring some dramatic and unforeseen event, it appears the country will choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in November.

Commentary | Regulations & Legislation

Operations during COVID-19

April 6, 2020

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Although much of the United States had been shut down at presstime, to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the country is depending on food manufacturers, distributors and grocery stores to stay in operation.

Poultry Perspectives

Time to share AG's Story

Paul Bredwell, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

December 5, 2019

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If you work in the agriculture industry, it's common knowledge that less than 2 percent of the country's population works in it. Another widely recognized fact is fewer and fewer of our country’s citizens know where their food comes from — other than a grocery store.

Higher Education

Fort Scott Community College

October 28, 2019

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What most might be surprised to know is that Fort Scott is also home to the oldest public community college in the state. Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) was established in 1919 and added an Agricultural department in 1975.

Cargill and FFA partner to inspire and educate future leaders

Industry News

October 24, 2019

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$2.1 million investment focuses on advancing sustainable agriculture practices and cultivating talent for the ag, food and nutrition industries.

Educational eye-opener

The Center for Food Integrity brought consumers to pork producers to show them what grocery shoppers think about agriculture.

Charlie Arnot

January 30, 2019

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What happens when you put food-conscious consumers center stage before a group of food producers? Oklahoma pork producers had the opportunity to hear straight from the source in a recent consumer panel hosted by The Center for Food Integrity and quickly realized they don’t know as much as they thought about today’s consumer when it comes to thoughts on food and how it’s produced.

Need a resolution? Stand up for agriculture

Casey Kinler

January 29, 2019

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Farming has never been easy, but the hard work, perseverance and unwavering grit of farmers and ranchers is what sets agriculture apart from other industries. Our industry has no shortage of challenges, yet the rise of social media, public interest in food production and animal rights activism are bringing even more to the table. This year, make your New Year’s resolution count and help our industry succeed into the future.