{"id":16535,"date":"2024-09-26T15:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=16535"},"modified":"2024-09-27T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:44:38","slug":"september-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-24-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/september-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-24-09\/","title":{"rendered":"September News and Research from the ACDC\u2013 Issue 24-09"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Significant misinformation about GMOs in mainstream and online news media<\/h3>\n

A new addition to the ACDC collection involves a research article about media information related to genetically modified crops and food (GMOs), internationally. Researchers assessed information in the mainstream and online news media over a two-year period. They found an overall falsehood rate of 9% with a potential global readership of 250 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe conclude that misinformation about GMOs in the mainstream media is still a significant problem and outranks the proportion of misinformation in other comparable debates such as COVID-19 and vaccines.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read \u201cMisinformation in the media: Global coverage of GMOs 2019-2021<\/a>\u201d in GM Crops and Food by open access.<\/p>\n

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Consumers quite uninformed, hesitant about regenerative agriculture<\/h3>\n

A recent Purdue University survey among 1,200 U.S. consumers examined their food spending, satisfaction and values, support of food policies, and trust in sources for food information.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround 43% of survey respondents said they were \u201cnot at all familiar\u201d with the term \u201cregenerative agriculture\u201d and another 28% \u2026 only \u201cslightly familiar.\u201d \u2026 \u201cWhile consumers say they generally support regenerative agriculture initiatives, the level of support goes down when given additional information about the cost.\u201d
\nFindings also revealed that respondents placed highest priority on the taste and price of food, followed by nutrition and social\/environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

You can read \u201cMany consumers are not familiar with regenerative agriculture, survey says<\/a>\u201d in The Packer by open access.<\/p>\n

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Return on investment in beef promotion<\/h3>\n

A recent economic analysis indicated that each dollar invested through the U.S. national beef checkoff program created a $13.41 return on investment for the producers and importers who pay for the program. Findings suggested that the beef checkoff added an incremental $3.3 billion to the beef industry in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026positive indirect effects on the broader U.S. economy included increases in:<\/p>\n