Life of a Farmer: February, March, April

I'm a little late. Ok, so a lot late!

Here is the Peterson Farm Brother's Life of a Farmer video update:

February

March

April

If you haven't checked them out, please do. These boys are showing you what's going down on their family farm during the different months of the year.

More to come soon, and I promise to keep up this time!

Best,

Tera

Life of a Farmer: May

The Peterson Farm Brother's May video is up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9NIHU0z4Gc

Find out what farmers in Eastern Kansas are up to this time of year!!!

Best,

Tera

Superfood: Flax Seed

Flax Seed: Up close and personal.

You may find flax seed in your local grocery store, check in the cereal or supplement aisle. It's considered a superfood, a fad term given to food products that are high in a nutrient content that is believed to be a health benefit.

What ingredient is so SUPER in this oily seed? Omega-3 fatty acids.

Jim Drouillard, a professor at K-State, has been researching flax seed for the last decade. Not in human nutrition, but ruminant. Ruminants are mammals that digest plant-based food because they have bacteria and protozoa in their digestive tract that can help them out! There are about 150 species of ruminants, but Dr. Drouillard is interested in cattle.

He has found that feeding flax seed to cattle in the five months before they are ready to be slaughtered can help make these animals more healthy. He set out to improve the health of the animals, but also found that it increases the amount of omega-3 fatty acids found in the meat from the animals fed flax seed.

NBO3 Technologies is a Kansas-based company that launched a ground beef product that is high in omega-3 fatty acids. Flax seed is pretty expensive, but for consumers who are willing to pay for the higher priced beef product, it's a good option.   

It also goes to show that the research done at Universities like Kansas State, is groundbreaking and necessary for advancement in today's society.


Always a Wildcat,

Tera 

Meals that Matter - Tyson Cares

Tyson Foods, Inc., unveiled a new truck in April of 2012. It's a 53-foot semi-trailer and it recently departed Tyson's headquarters in Arkansas towards disaster-stricken Moore, Oklahoma.

Meals that Matter

On board the truck? 20,000 pounds of meat, grills, volunteers, sanitation supplies, tents and Wi-Fi.

Josh Tyson, Chairman of Tyson Foods, announced that the company has always had a disaster-relief program that respond and mobilizes when people need it most. The Meals That Matter truck just puts a new face to the initiative.

Meals That Matter

Hot meals and a few supplies. I can't think of a better way to help those suffering in Moore than that.

Way to go Tyson!

Tera

McDonald's - Not Lovin' The Angus Burger Anymore

 

What’s your favorite food at McDonald’s - Chicken Nuggets, Quarter-Pounder with Cheese?  Hope it’s not the Third Pounder Angus Burger (or the Angus Snack Wrap).

With the price of beef on the rise, even large corporations such as McDonald’s have had to make some cutbacks – their first one being the Angus Burger.  The price of beef has risen as a result of last summer’s drought, with the price of beef carcasses rising 24 cents per hundred pounds (cwt) to hit $204.91 per cwt, a new record.

Check out the full story here: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/wheres-beef-mcdonalds-dropping-angus-burgers-us-menu-1C9864163

With McDonald’s already making cuts to their menu, how do you think this will affect other fast food chains?

-Alex