…the public washes whole turkey before cooking it. USDA does not recommend washing raw meat and poultry before cooking. Washing raw meat and poultry can cause bacteria to spread up…
Stuffing, Outside of the Bird
…you don’t consider that and you don’t cook the turkey long enough to get that bacteria-killing temperature. Gravely says despite her advice, some of the callers to the U-S-D-A’s Meat…
How Much Turkey to Buy
…per person.” That will allow some second helpings according to Marianne Gravely with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. That one pound per person is good for a 10 –…
Canada Cattle Producers urge Trade Fight if Trump Revives COOL
Cattle producers from Canada will urge the nation to retaliate against the United States, should U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump revive the U.S. Country-of-Origin meat labeling program (COOL). An internal memo…
AFBF 2016 Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey
…enhance the meal with another type of meat, additional side dishes or desserts and so on. This is the 31st annual informal survey of classic food items typically found on…
Roberts Disappointed with USDA’s Advancement of GIPSA Rules
…are in any way similar to the 2010 GIPSA proposal, I have serious concerns that the U.S. livestock, poultry, and meat sectors will be tremendously burdened and experience irreparable harm…
U.S. Turkey Production
…and Demand Estimates report, and historical data are available on the ERS Livestock and Meat Domestic Data web page. U.S. turkey meat exports: 2012: 797 million pounds 2013: 741 million…
Overseas HPAI Outbreaks Prompt Import Restrictions
…has compiled several reports on outbreaks of H5N8 in Germany, Hungary, India, Israel and Switzerland, according to online meat industry publication Meatingplace. All of the impacted nations are taking precautions…
Canada Makes Big Investment in Dairy Industry
…in funding to help spur investments into updating the nation’s dairy processing infrastructure. The DFA says it’s a good step to help grow the dairy sector but it doesn’t do…
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
…says sugar and dairy values rose sharply during October while the cereal index rose more modestly. Oils and meat went in the other direction, dropping sharply last month. Other notable…
‘One Health’ Antibiotic Awareness
…to limit the spread of resistance. USDA’s role in NARMS is monitoring and analyzing changes in antibiotic resistance on farms and in food-processing plants. Scientists with ARS—USDA’s chief in-house scientific…
Pesticide Data Program Summary Released
…processed fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat and poultry, grains, fish, rice, specialty products, and water. The data and the summary, along with an explanatory guide for consumers, can be found…
Almond Matters: New Tool for California Growers
…we have had about 32 commercial field trials located up and down California, and on nonpareil almonds, we have seen a yield increase average of 185 pounds of nut meat.”…
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
…pound is raised on both ends. Livestock, Poultry and Dairy: The 2016 forecast of total red meat and poultry production is increased from last month as higher fourth quarter beef…