…further investments are being made in U.S. meat and poultry processing capacities. Tune in for this and more of the day’s agriculture news. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes……
Biologicals in Agriculture: Benefits and Challenges
At the 2024 Salinas Biological Summit, President and CEO of Woolf Farming and Processing, Stuart Woolf shared his experience with biologicals in agriculture. He noted that with the increased interest in…
RMA Continues Making Improvements for Specialty Crops
…dry peas, figs, fresh market tomatoes, forage production, grass seed, macadamia nuts, millet, mint, mustard, pears, potatoes (northern, central, and southern), processing tomatoes, prunes, safflower, small grains, sunflower seed, and…
House Agriculture Meets to Examine Consequences of EPA Actions
…year, the EPA published a proposed rule that significantly changes the effluent limitation guidelines for meat and poultry processing. While Biden’s USDA spends millions to supposedly expand meat and poultry…
Safety When Grilling and Smoking on the Fourth of July
…Do not marinate on the counter. Keep the raw meat and poultry separated. Use different cutting boards and utensils for raw meats and poultry. Do the same thing when the…
Cookout Food Safety Tips
…other meat is just one food safety tip for your cookout. Image by Annebel146/DepositPhotos Even if you follow all the rules for safely grilling meat and poultry for that July…
Wide Range of Beef Prices
There’s a wide range of beef prices for holiday grilling. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Fresh raw red meat at the butcher shop. Image by Wirestock/DepositPhotos If…
Almond Update: Significant Market Potential for Almonds in Turkey
…great potential for increases in domestic consumption of almonds in Turkey and for further processing and reexports,” said Schneller. “I think Turkey is definitely an up-and-coming country that will eventually…
NCBA Calls USDA Proposed Rule “Direct Attack”
…proposed rule would tackle longstanding challenges around interpretations of unfairness and competitive injury for the livestock, meat, and poultry sectors. However, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued a statement…
Consumer Meat Prices Rising
Consumer meat prices continue to rise. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Beef Steaks at a market By mflippo1.cox.net/DepositPhotos image Consumer meat prices are continuing to rise. Gary…
Food Prices Slightly Higher in May
…decreases in those for sugar and vegetable oils. The meat index was unchanged. It was the third consecutive monthly rise in the index but still remained down 3.4 percent from…
‘Slow and Steady Price Increases’ in Global Dairy Report
…benefit of being in some Class IV heavier markets, depending on where they ship their milk to.” Reasons for high prices for butter include limited investments in new processing plants…
Food Safety Tips for Summer Grilling
…take meat off the grill with the same tongs that you used to put it on the grill. And finally, be sure place your delicious grilled meat and poultry on…
Grant Project to Increase Organic Consumption Through Education and Promotion
…in a press release. “Our project aims to increase the consumption of organic by giving consumers access to more credible information about what organic production and processing means, and the…