Chang, Kuo-Liang (author), Elliott, Lisa M. (author), Sand, Shannon (author), Dailey, Rocky (author), and Blachford, Sierra (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2014-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02709
Notes:
Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2014 AAEA annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, July 27-29, 2014. 18 pages., Description of a research project in progress. No results reported, but literature review, conceptual approach and methods described.
Online from publication issue. 3 pages., Article summarizes findings of the 16th annual "Power of Meat" survey funded by the Food Industry Association (FMI) and the North American Meat Institute's (Meat Institute) Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education. Focuses on beef, pork, and poultry consumption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
9 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Using a panel selection model, researchers found robust evidence that the 2003 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) caused a change in the way people viewed and responded to recalls of ground beef, a change (reduction of purchase) that persisted for at least two years.
Oesterreicher, Shelby (author), Lundy, Lisa K. (author), Rumble, Joy (author), Telg, Ricky W. (author), and University of Florida
The Ohio State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2018
Published:
United States: New Prairie Press
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10157
15 pages, via online journal article, Millennial consumers are stepping into important roles as decision makers and consumers. A knowledge and communication gap exists between cattle producers and consumers this knowledge seeking generation. This study focused on collegiate millennials' perceptions of locally produced beef. The research design was qualitative in nature using focus groups. Participants associated the beef industry and beef products with the environment, management practices, treatment of animals, human health concerns, retail, experience with the beef industry, experience with beef, and transparency. Results of this study showed participants had minimal knowledge of the industry and relatively negative perceptions of the industry and beef products. Participants were skeptical of communication materials promotion beef and expressed particular distrust toward video messages. Participants revealed a knowledge and communication gap between producers and consumers
Van Loo, Ellen J. (author / Wageningen University), Caputo, Vincenzina (author / Michigan State University), and Lusk, Jayson L. (author / Purdue University)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2019
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: D10851
Via live link within an online article, "Consumers prefer real beef over other alternatives" by Greg Henderson. 37 pages., Results of a nationwide survey of more than 1,800 consumers who completed a choice experiment in which they selected among conventional beef and three alternative meat products at different prices. "Overall, this study shows most consumers strongly prefer conventional beef to the alternatives."
