Nationwide Surveys Reveal Disconnect Between Americans And Their Food

Findings of two national surveys about food and how it is grown and raised will be released during "The Food Dialogues," a town hall-style discussion presented by U.S. Farmers And Ranchers Alliance (USFRA).

September 26, 2011

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Findings of two national surveys about food and how it is grown and raised will be released during The Food Dialogues, a town hall-style discussion presented by U.S. Farmers And Ranchers Alliance (USFRA). The surveys focused separately on the opinions, attitudes and questions consumers and farmers/ranchers have about the current and future state of how food is grown and raised in the U.S. Results reveal that lack of access to information, as well as no interest or passion for the topic, have divided consumer opinion on the direction of agriculture.

"Americans have a lot of questions about where their food comes from, how it is raised and if it is good for their health long-term," says Bob Stallman, chairman of USFRA and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). "USFRA commissioned two separate surveys to first ask farmers and ranchers what they wished Americans could have more information about where their food comes from. We then asked consumers what questions they have on the same topic. The findings of both surveys indicate there is an opportunity for more dialogue between farmers, ranchers and the American public about how food is grown and raised in the U.S."

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