Brad Rayl thinks people know what meat is and what it is not.
But for Rayl, a cattle rancher in Buhler, things are a bit complicated. Rayl is also on the board of a vegetable protein manufacturing company in Hutchinson Kansas Protein Foods.
While he feels people already can recognize the difference between animal meat and plant-based meat, he also thinks it makes sense for manufacturers of products that do not contain animal products to clarify what they are actually selling. You ought to have a nutritional label and report to people what it is, Rayl said. For those who don t want that (meat) in their diet, it s a good alternative.
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DIVERSIFIED CLASS: From growing milo to managing cattle, the 2020 class of Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers represents the many facets of the state’s agriculture industry. These six couples will be honored in September for their contributions not only to farming, but also their local communities. Six couples named Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers.
Six farm couples make up the 2020 class of Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers.
The select group of nearly 400 Kansans have been recognized for success in their agricultural operations and service to their communities. The award program is sponsored by Kansas State Research and Extension and Kanas Farmer magazine. These farm families will be recognized at this year’s Kansas State Fair in September.
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A RANCHER passes in front of a herd of cattle grazing in a field at the Barthle Brothers Ranch in Dade City, Florida, US on Friday, Jan. 22. BLOOMBERG
THERE are signs that the food inflation that’s gripped the world over the past year, raising prices of everything from shredded cheese to peanut butter, is about to get worse.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic upended food supply chains, paralyzing shipping, sickening workers that keep the world fed and ultimately raising consumer grocery costs around the globe last year. Now farmers especially ones raising cattle, hogs and poultry are getting squeezed by the highest corn and soybean prices in seven years. It’s lifted the costs of feeding their herds by 30% or more.