…Island palm, that would be the apical meristem in the crown, where new fronds grow. “That’s a large, soft, juicy chunk of meat,” Hoddle said. “If you’re a weevil, it’s…
Turkey Hotline Busy
Cathy Isom tells us why the phone lines are already lighting up and the questions are pouring in to the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. That’s coming up on This…
TPP Headed for Ratification in Japan
…by Monday. Opposition lawmakers raised objections to imported meat containing growth hormones, which isn’t legal in Japan. Opposition groups also called for the labeling of genetically modified fish and the…
Poultry Industry Injury Rate Remains Low
A Labor Department report shows job injury and illness rates remain at all-time lows for poultry workers in the United States. The total recordable poultry processing illness and injury rate…
National Vinegar Day
…condiment for fish and chips flavoring for potato chips a dip for crab meat A substitute for fresh lemon juice Used in sushi rice Commonly put into mint sauce Used…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
…local economies with their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit.” In Guinda, Calif., Riverdog Farm is receiving a $183,946 grant to increase the processing of pork into bacon, sausage, ham and…
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
Net Exports of Total Red Meat and Poultry To Increase in 2016 and 2017 USDA forecasts for net exports (exports minus imports) of red meat and poultry in 2016 and…
Agri View: Controlling Diseases
…meat products. Let me take you back to 2010. Over half of the world population lived in cities then. Over twenty billion animals were raised for food. The UK had…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…the ability for growers to develop the Organic System Plan required for certification. OREI has eight legislatively-defined goals: Facilitate the development and improvement of organic agriculture production, breeding and processing…
Agri View: Coyote Control
…will eat just about anything that is meat, fruit or vegetable. The problem is they are almost unmanageable. They cannot be tamed. It is bad enough on the Western Plains,…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…200 meat-pounds per acre in the grind treatment versus the control, where we pushed and burned the trees. We think the economics of this process will pencil out.” Kevin Hecteman…
Strong Push on TPP in Lame-Duck
…almost 40 percent of global GDP—is where the future growth markets will be for U.S. soybean farmers, processors and exporters, as well as domestic meat and poultry producers, which are…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…percent of acres typically devoted to production for pie filling or other processing uses. Nationally, decreased pumpkin production drove down totals for per capita utilization which declined to 3.1 lbs….
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…(PSA) related to meat packers using “unfair, unjustly discriminatory or deceptive practices” and giving “undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages” to producers. While NPPC has yet to see the language…