While consumers are sometimes able to purchase food directly from the farmers that produce it, the majority of food sold in the U.S. comes from grocery stores.
Beef, pork and other similar products are processed and packed – then sold wholesale to grocery stores and other distributors before consumers are able to purchase them at retail prices.
As producer-consumer relationships fade, who is left to tell the story of how food is grown?
“Farm-to-table” – or “farm-to-fork” – is a growing social movement that promotes serving locally grown food in restaurants and school cafeterias. But it’s not just about proximity. The movement is also driven by an emphasis on food safety, freshness and traceability – or the ability to track where your food came from.
How two brothers are closing the gap between their farm and your table.
CommonGround is a national movement driven by farm women, whose mission is to share information about agriculture and how food is grown and raised.
The world’s food supply is depending on millions of family farmers just like the Borgs – families who don’t quit in the face of bad weather, bad luck or even personal tragedy.
The corn processed at Frito-Lay isn’t your average Nebraska field corn – it’s “food-grade corn” – used to make products like Doritos, Tostitos and Fritos.
CornsTalk is a newsletter produced by the Nebraska Corn Board that covers important subjects and provides regular updates on various programs of interest to consumers, corn growers and others. Browse online articles and previous editions of the full newsletter below!
“Farm-to-table” – or “farm-to-fork” – is a growing social movement that promotes serving locally grown food in restaurants and school cafeterias. But it’s not just about proximity. The movement is also driven by an emphasis on food safety, freshness and traceability – or the ability to track where your food came from.
How two brothers are closing the gap between their farm and your table.
CommonGround is a national movement driven by farm women, whose mission is to share information about agriculture and how food is grown and raised.
The world’s food supply is depending on millions of family farmers just like the Borgs – families who don’t quit in the face of bad weather, bad luck or even personal tragedy.
CornsTalk is a newsletter produced by the Nebraska Corn Board that covers important subjects and provides regular updates on various programs of interest to corn growers and others.
