…proposals to increase the amount of information that is reported under the LMR. Congress is also being urged to expand beef processing capacity to address the lack of shackle space….
Public Comment Begin Accepted for Implementation of Proposition 12 Regulations
…and marking requirements, conveyance inspection, and certification for the sale of shell eggs, liquid eggs, whole veal meat, and whole pork meat in California. Anyone looking to provide input on…
Health Bite: Calories 101
…and fatty meat. Other foods are low in calories based on their weight, like celery, cucumbers, and cauliflower. Most people, at one time or another in their life, have counted…
Internal Cooking Temp Remains Same Even if Price of Meat is Higher at Market
…purchasing your favorite meat for a Memorial Day cookout, Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline shares some safe cooking tips for various meat and…
Organic Sales Hit New Record of Nearly $62 Billion in 2020
…totaled $20.4 billion in 2020. OTA indicated that more than 15 percent of all fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. are now organic. The smallest organic categories of meat,…
USDA Partnership Looks at Hemp Seed Oil Potential for Personal Care Products
A partnership between the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the Midwest Bioprocessing Center is looking at the value of hemp as it relates to personal care products. The new cooperative research…
Health Bite: Easy Ways to Pack Protein Into Busy Diet
…First, the easy one: protein bars. These are a protein supplement, and definitely not better than the real thing, which is of course eating animal meat. But in a pinch,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-23-21
…on E. coli outbreaks that may have understated a very complex situation and a new tool that allows for quick identification of meat and fish. Tune in to the show…
Legal Challenges to Prop 12 Continue With Support from 20 States
The legal challenges brought against California’s Proposition 12 are continuing to move forward. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), and the North American Meat Institute…
Record High Meat Purchases Detailed in Power of Meat Report
The 16th annual Power of Meat report from FMI and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) shows that meat grocery sales increased substantially from 2019 to 2020. The consumer survey…
Western Growers Continues Support for Center for Produce Safety
…produce-specific food safety research that is important to industry members. “It’s a very closely-knit group of research scientists applying their practical work in fields and our processing plants to improve…
AB 125 Receiving Support from Multiple Farm Groups
…workers and enhancing food processing and market infrastructure. The legislation includes $477 million for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Funding would support grants for farmers and ranchers…
Tomato Fields with Fusarium Falciforme Needed for Ongoing Survey
…been described as an emerging problem for California growers. “Over the last four years we’ve recovered Fusarium falciforme from nine counties representing most of the major processing tomato producing counties,”…
Pressure is Rising to Reinstate the Organic Animal Welfare Rule
…production of organic milk, eggs, and meat. In 2017, the Trump administration initially blocked the rule before withdrawing it entirely. A letter from more than a dozen industry groups was…