…doubt call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline If you have questions about your Thanksgiving dinner, call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) to talk to a…
Turkey Farmers Feel Pain from GIPSA
…in the winter as they have to find temporary housing for a lot of birds. The interim rule would have made it easier for producers to sue the meat-packing or…
Agri View: Fighting Animal Diseases
Everett Griner talks about supplying healthy food to the population in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses animal diseases and some of the expenses incurred by producers to keep our meat…
Is Your Turkey Big Enough?
…a pound at 325-degrees. So for a 12-pounder: “It will take 3 hours if it’s thawed.” For more tips on buying and cooking turkeys, turn to the Meat and Poultry…
USDA Audit Finds Problems in Brazil’s Food Safety System
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service found several problems in Brazil’s meat inspection system. FSIS conducted inspection audits on-site in Brazil from May 15 to June 2. The goal…
Agri View: Changing Diets
…meat” movement is getting people to change their diet cutting eating meat to just fruits and vegetables. Changing Diets Image: Homemade Vegan Pulled Jackfruit BBQ Sandwich with Coleslaw and Chips…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…of our food from foreign countries where cleanliness and food processing standards are questionable at best and often nonexistent. We’re currently dependent on foreign countries for much of our oil…
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…whom are training to be educators and key members of the Central Valley ag industry.” The gift has already provided for a revamped welding area this fall with new multi-processing…
U.S. Gets WTO Win on Indonesia’s Beef Import Requirements
…Meat Export Federation says the WTO report found that all 18 of the import measures challenged by the U.S. were inconsistent with WTO rules governing trade. The ruling marks the…
Organic Livestock Rule Delayed Until January
…poultry that will produce meat to be labeled “Certified Organic.” The USDA announcement says during the course of reviewing the rule, officials discovered a material error in the record and…
Leftover Produce Accounts for a Fifth of All Food Waste
…wasted foods were dairy and eggs at one percent, along with meat and fish which were responsible for three percent of weekly food waste totals. The amount of food that…
China Online Mall To Buy Large Amounts of Beef and Pork
…to witness the signing ceremony. Meat products are a fast-growing category for JD. In the first half of 2017, volume from direct sales of meat on JD increased more than…
Agri View: Pork Does What?
Everett Griner talks about pork, and some of the other uses we have for it besides meat on the table in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us how pork is…
Grain Exports Provide $55.5 Billion in Economic Output
…at the farm, ethanol production, and meat production levels. That’s even before accounting for losses in linked industries along the food production chain. Deb Keller, USGC Chair and a farmer…