millennials

It takes innovation to present beef products to consumers in more ways, and in recent years, one way that has taken form is new cuts of beef. "We found that we can make different cuts or different sizes different portions different applications that the consumer enjoys and wants to use in their daily lives," said Hugh Sandberg with the Cattlemen's Beef Board ...

As the USDA points out millennials are not your traditional food shoppers.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com

Marketing to millennials requires breaking away from traditional marketing for the meat industry and other agricultural sectors.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

The U.S. Meat Export Federation has unveiled the lineup of keynote speakers at the 22nd World Meat Congress this year in Dallas.  USMEF’s Philip Seng said they will start things off with Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.   "We’re very pleased to have Secretary Perdue talk about how we’re going to feed the world in 2050.  So of the challenges as c...

Move over millennials, the next generation of food industry influencers has arrived. Although members of Generation Z are just now entering adulthood, their impact on the food industry is already being felt, according to a new study.   Generation Z, those born from 1997 to present, now represent 27 percent of the U.S. p...

Recent data released by the USDA shows that millennials are spending less per-person at the grocery store.  A recent analysis by USDA's Economic Research Service of 2014 grocery store data found that compared to older generations, millennial-headed households spent the least per person on food at home.  However...

A recent Department of Ag report shows that millennials prefer fruits and vegetables over grains and meats.  The USDA report analyzed food-buying data by generation. Agri-Pulse reports that millennials spend the smallest share of their food budgets on grains, white meat and red meat.  Mi...

Young people. Have you considered a job in agriculture? Micheal Clements explains why you should.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

The Organic Trade Association says millennials are big consumers of organic foods and other organic products.  OTA announced the U.S. Families’ Organic Attitudes and Beliefs 2016 Tracking Study during a conference last week.     The survey shows about 52% of household heads that buy organic food are millennials in the 18- to-34-year-old age group.  Behind millennials...

Regardless of what you grow, raise, or where you live the agriculture community is encouraged to show their pride in farming, through the #AgLoudAgProud campaign. Gen O’Sullivan with Crop Life America says they want farmers of all walks to share their story and talk about what makes agriculture so great.   “...