…USDA will ultimately oversee the production and labeling of alternative-meat products, with many beef producers pushing for a more hardline definition of the word ‘meat’ when it comes to labels…
Egg Laying Chickens with Personalities
…Plymouth Rocks, have been bred to be more of an egg production breed than meat production. Plymouth Rocks have excellent egg production, sometimes laying up to 6 eggs per week….
Agri View: BFTP-Butcher Shop a Thing of the Past
Do you remember when you could walk into your local butcher shop and order a cut of meat just the way you wanted it? Maybe you needed a bit of…
Agri View: BFTP-Selecting Meat in the Supermarket
What would you do if you selected meat or milk from a cloned animal in your supermarket? Everett Griner talks about the interesting results of a survey in today’s Agri…
Roughly 11 Percent of the Thanksgiving Food Dollar Goes to Farmers
…of food costs are usually directed toward retailing, marketing, distribution, wholesaling and processing. The Thanksgiving edition of the NFU Farmer’s Share report shows that farmers receive even less than the…
Cell-Cultured Meat Products to Be Regulated by Both USDA and FDA
The regulation of cell-cultured meat products will officially be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recent announcement of shared…
One of the Most Popular Chicken Breeds
…of the Most Popular Chicken Breeds Orpingtons are one of the most popular chicken breeds that are versatile with good egg laying and meat production qualities, as well as exceptional…
Royalty of the Poultry World
…for males. Not exactly a bird for meat production. Their eggs are also a bit smaller than ideal, but still a decent size. However, these small birds are great for…
Agri View: BFTP-Wild Meat Consumption
Sliced venison steak In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett talks about Americas growing taste for wild meat in today’s Agri View. BFTP-Wild…
Agri View: BFTP-Eating Red Meat Contributes to the Hole in the Ozone?
In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett explains why, according to a study, enjoying your red meat at a meal contributes to the…
Celebrating National Vinegar Day
…as a dip for crab meat, and a substitute for fresh lemon juice. Some forms of vinegar are are believed to have health benefits, are often used in cleaning, as…
Grocery Shoppers Still Prefer in Store Purchases
Online grocery shopping is on the rise, but a new study shows grocery shoppers still prefer in-store purchases. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports online grocery shopping remains a small niche…
Agri View: BFTP-Standing Around the Meat Counter
…about what you hear, and why, standing around the meat counter in today’s Agri View. Everett brings out different key points about the food label. BFTP-Standing Around the Meat Counter…
USDA/FDA Meeting on What to Call Cell-Cultured Meat
…the products are effectively meat and should be labeled as meat. Mike Selden is CEO of Finless Foods, a cell-based seafood company. He says the term “lab-grown meat,” which has…