consumer education

Demystifying Wholesale is a new video series on YouTube to help farmers learn how to grow and sell their products to the wholesale market.  Selling products to the wholesale market is added value to your farm, and a market with huge demand.  Bu...

For the first time in 20 years, the top three on the list of industries viewed most positively by Americans are 1.) farming and agriculture, 2.) the grocery industry, 3.) restaurants. Betsy Huber, president of the National Grange, says this is very encouraging news ...

If there is a positive take away for the livestock industry during this pandemic, it is the rapid advancement of communications technology, allowing producers and industry leaders to more easily talk directly with consumers. Greg Hanes, CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, said all the contractors they work with and their checkoff programs have really done a great job of adap

AARP and the Department of Justice recently teamed up with The Oak Ridge Boys to raise the awareness of the dangers of elder fraud.  The AARP’s Sean Voskuhl says the partnership is important to rural Americans.   “Prevention is key. Fraudsters are targe...

AARP and the Department of Justice recently teamed up with The Oak Ridge Boys to raise the awareness of the dangers of elder fraud.  The AARP’s Sean Voskuhl says the partnership is important to rural Americans.   “Prevention is key. Fraudsters are targe...