July 4th Cookout Prices

Dan General, This Land of Ours

…the cookout is up slightly (less than 1 percent), “Prices in the meat case are starting to look better from the consumers’ perspective,” said Veronica Nigh, an AFBF economist. “Retail…

July 4th Food Safety

Dan General, This Land of Ours

…to Avoid Foodborne Bacteria on the Fourth of July by Food Safety Education Staff Check meat temperature while grilling No matter where you find yourself on the Fourth of July,…

Agri View: Pork Exports

Dan Agri View, Hogs & Pork

…of 2016 For the first four months of 2016, U.S. pork and pork variety meat exports totaled $1.8 billion in value and 1.26 billion pounds in volume, down 9 percent…

Agri View: GMO Law

Dan Agri View, General

…The FDA and USDA must report on implementation of this process. A GMO plant may be sold for research, to produce a processing aid or enzyme, or as a nutrient…

Food Safe Technology

Dan General

…to address these concerns by investigating application of plasma processing technologies, natural antimicrobials, and microbial ecology. Non-thermal plasma processing has the potential to be utilized as a means of inactivating…