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Plant-based food is a hot market, but plant-based meat alternative is not.   According to a recent study by Deloitte Insights, there are many contributing factors, including supply chain problems and a tough comparison point from an impressive prior year.  Ho...

Beyond Meat, the plant-based meat company, has generated a fair amount of negative news as of recent.  According to Food Fix the company’s stock fell late last week on news it was lowering its revenue forecast for the year.  That announcement came one day after saying it would lay off 4% of its workforce in a cost savings effort.   A Mark...

New data released by the Plant Based Foods Association and others shows U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods grew 6.2% in 2021. That increase came after a record year of growth in 2020. The total plant-based market value reached an all-time high of $7 ...

The Idaho Cattle Association has a new President. Mark Pratt of Blackfoot, ID takes over the leadership role previously held by Jay Smith. Pratt said he looks forward to serving the industry in Idaho and is keenly interested in working to continue education of the public regarding the beef industry and ranching community ...

Earlier this week, Beyond Meat announced it is debuting its Beyond Chicken Tenders at select retailers nationwide. In addition to the retail rollout of the plant-based chicken tenders, Beyond Meat is also increasing its retail product distribution of other Beyond Meat products at Walmart stores in which Beyond Meat products are currently sold, making this the third such expansion this year alone

Global research released last week showing consumers are open to pivoting to cultivated meat in the future. The study was released by Aleph Farms, a cultured meat startup based in Israel, with an office in the United States. Their research claims many consumers were not familiar with cultivated meat ...

Impossible Foods recently secured Child Nutrition Labels, clearing a path towards entering the K-12 market this fall. Child Nutrition Labels are voluntary food crediting statements authorized by the USDA. The labels make it easier for schools participating in federal Child Nutrition Programs to determine how much a particular food contributes to federal meal pattern requirements for nutritionall

New data from the Plant-Based Foods Association and The Good Food Institute shows U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods continued double-digit increases in 2020, rising 27%. That brought the total plant-based market value to $7 billion. The plant-based food market grew almost twice as fast as the total U ...

Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin will serve as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture during this Congress. She said one of her top goals is helping the farming community recover from COVID-19. “There were a lot of underlying challenges to dairy and agriculture prior to the pandemic but the pandemic, as we know, wreaks havoc on our economy, and particularly in agriculture iss

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association set its Top 2021 Policy Priorities that feature a focus on advocating for a business climate that increases opportunities for producer profitability. “There’s no doubt last year was a difficult one for cattle producers and we must work to implement sound policy and focus our attention on the legislative and regulatory areas that’ll give U.S. cattle produc