…definition of protein products that don’t come from livestock and are currently labeled as cell-cultured “meat.” The industry website Meating Place Dot Com says the group wants the FDA to…
Walmart to Require Blockchain to Limit Impact of Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks
…Tyson Foods, and Unilever. The use of blockchain will reportedly allow food to be tracked from the field, to processing facilities, to the warehouse and eventually to the final designated…
Updated KORUS Protects Current Market Share
The new KORUS agreement offers a sigh of relief for U.S. beef and pork. The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the market access terms secured in the original KORUS not…
Agri View: Learning from Native Americans
…and tobacco. There was always crops of beans, peanuts, and corn. Cattle and hogs. No, they were not part of Native American agriculture. The meat that they consumed back then…
American Farm Bureau Encouraged by Korea Trade Agreement
…and wheat, or poultry, eggs and meat products, our agricultural exports to South Korea are growing thanks to the U.S. – Korea FTA. “Renewal of our trade deal with South…
Lower Pork Prices Helping Demand
…consumers to buy more U.S. pork. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports 2018 total cold stocks of pork have remained at or below three and five-year averages so far, and large…
Rabobank: Global Poultry Prices Under Pressure
…Fever outbreaks in China may lead to an increase in pork supply because of herd liquidation through the end of the year. That may push all meat prices lower in…
China Sets More Tariffs on U.S. Food and Ag Imports
…Trump is prepared to go even higher, saying Tuesday that he’s ready to impose duties on another $267 billion in Chinese imports. The new tariff list includes meat products, including…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…than this point in 2016. Though few new products are likely to be added to China’s retaliatory list, “the impact on American farmers and ranchers, and associated businesses in processing,…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…the process directly from sunlight. Traditional dehydrating methods required burning natural gas and was not a cost-effective means for processing the material. With the development of a solar heat processing…
USDA Says Meat and Animal Product Exports up in 2018
…said this week that trade data for the first half of the year indicate year-over-year growth for U.S. exports of all major meats as well as dairy and eggs. Dairy…
Celebrating National Acorn Squash Day
…Prepared in different ways for consumption, the acorn squash can be baked, microwaved, sautéed or steamed. It is often stuffed with rice, meat, cheeses or vegetable mixtures. I’m Cathy Isom……
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…to the U.S. for further processing and packaging for American farmers or gardeners to purchase and plant it. The United States is the largest market for seed in the world,…
Bison Association Launches Petition to Stop Buffalo Labeling
…after the National Bison Association learned of a growing number of retail stores carrying water buffalo meat that is labeled only as “Wild Buffalo” or “Free Range Buffalo.” Dave Carter,…