Refrigerated display case with fresh meat in supermarket. By iardcom/DepositPhotos USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing…
Updated Guidelines for Claims on Meat and Poultry Labels
By belchonock/DepositPhotos The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released updated guidelines to improve how companies support claims about how animals are raised and the environmental impact of meat and…
Banks Urged to Stop Financing Livestock Production
Image by maxym/DepositPhotos image More than 100 climate groups are pressuring JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and other private banks to stop financing global meat and dairy companies. Agriculture Dive Dot Com…
NPPC Pushes for Prop 12 Changes
Image by accept001/DepositPhotos image Pork producers around the nation continue to decide if they’ll conform to California’s new animal housing requirements or opt not to sell meat for that state….
Agreement to Help Support U.S. Exports into Chile
…allows U.S. producers of certain cheeses like parmesan, gouda, and cheddar and meats like prosciutto and salami to keep selling their products using those common names in Chile. It is…
California Processing Tomato Production Down from 2023
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), California’s contracted processing tomato production is forecast at 11.3 million tons, a 12 percent decrease from last year and two percent below…
HPAI Spreads to Three California Dairy Herds
…cause for concern for consumers from milk or dairy products. Pasteurized milk and dairy items, as well as properly handled meat and eggs, continue to be safe to consume. …
USDA Releases Updated Guidance on Labeling
The USDA releases updated guidance on labeling. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Woodinville WA USA: Angled view of the refrigerated meats section inside a Haggen grocery store….
Labeling Lab-Grown Meat
Image by firn/DepositPhotos Ag leaders and various advocacy groups around the nation continue to take on the topic of lab-grown meat. Speaking at the Nebraska Governor’s Ag and Economic Summit,…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 08-02-24
…obstacles for red meat exports into Canada. Tune in for this and more of the day’s agriculture news. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent /…
Pork Industry Impact on U.S. Economy
…573,000 jobs in the U.S. economy. Butchers processing sausages at the meat factory. Image by davit85/DepositPhotos image The NPPC says the pork industry generates significant economy activity through its purchase…
USDA Meat Processing Roundtables
It’s an invitation for small meat processing plants. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Cutting meat in meat processing plant. Image by davit85/DepositPhotos image USDA says it’s going…
Further Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Capacities
…nearly $110 million funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, include the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) and the Local Meat Capacity (Local MCap) Grant Program. “The Biden-Harris…
Week in Review: Water Board Restraining Order & Next Steps After Chevron Deference Ruling
…At the 2024 Salinas Biological Summit, President and CEO of Woolf Farming and Processing, Stuart Woolf shared his experience with biologicals in agriculture. Western United Dairies and the Almond Alliance…