…calorie-rich, nutritious benefits of meat played a large role in the evolution of the human brain. According to the report, meat requires less force to chew per calorie than the…
Processing Tomato Production-2016
…reports published by the Processing Tomato Advisory Board show that shipments through August 20, 2016 are running 15 percent below those of 2015. 2016 Processing Tomato Production full report (.pdf)…
CFTC Approves First Exchange for Hemp Derivatives
…that operate under the CFTC’s regulatory oversight for trading and processing swaps. SEFs were authorized to be created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010…
Breaking Down Belt Pesticide Ban
…such as almonds, walnuts, processing tomatoes, cotton, alfalfa and others. Bayer Industry Relations Lead, Lee Hall, explains what led up to the EPA’s changed decision. “We got the registration in…
Fewer People Using Meat Thermometers
Meat thermometers are essential for safe cooking, but few of us actually use them. Gary Crawford has more on the story. Few People Using Thermometers…
Comments Reopened on Import of Lemons from Chile
…required to be registered annually with the national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Chile and certified as a low pest prevalence production site; shipments are subject to post-harvest processing and…
Agri View: Table Meat Farming
Everett Griner talks about a farmer raising table meat in today’s Agri View. Table Meat Farming I have had a good deal of material come to my desk recently about…
USDA Allowing Meat, Egg Products with “No GMO” Label
The Department of Agriculture will begin allowing meat, poultry and egg producers to use labels such as “contains no GMO” or “derived from beef fed no GMO feed.” The guidance…
Resistance Still Focus for Spinach Varieties
…spinach you have baby leaf, bunching and processing spinach. You have different leaf shapes, textures and maturities. All of them have a market out there and certain growers in certain…
U.S. Beef Gaining Market Share in Japan
…world’s leading importers of beef. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Global Meat News US beef growing in Japan By Oscar Rousseau, writer for Global Meat…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…overall average daily volume. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Meat and Poultry GAO to review cattle pricing by the Meat and Poultry Staff The US…
Lower Meat Prices Stall Food Inflation
Consumer food prices in the U.S. were unchanged in July, thanks largely to declining meat costs. The Labor Department reports the consumer price index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…From: American Farm Bureau Labor Visa Backlogs Threaten 2016 Crops, Farm Bureau Calls for Action Agency delays in processing visas for workers who tend and harvest America’s food crops are…
Humane Society to Target Broiler Welfare
The Humane Society of the United States sent a letter last week to CEOs of major broiler processing companies, saying the organization’s focus is “likely to shift toward broiler welfare…