…meat extracts), currently as high as 50 percent, will be eliminated in six to 16 years. Pork: Japan is the top market for U.S. pork and pork products, with exports…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…and perpetuated. If the government removes the VCF prior to elimination of all contagious animal diseases, such as FMD, then the U.S. could potentially import infected meat from the country.”…
Turkey Hotline
With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away it’s a very busy time at the Ag Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. Cathy Isom has Tina Haynes, a food safety…
Meat and Poultry Hotline Already Getting Turkey Questions
The Agriculture Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline is already getting calls from people with questions about that Thanksgiving turkey. Meat and Poultry Hotline Already Getting Turkey Questions…
Livestock Health and Need for Antibiotics
Antibiotics in agriculture are critical to animal health. With several restaurants changing policy to source meat from animals that have not been exposed to growth promoting antibiotics or antibiotics altogether,…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
An international committee assigned to review all of the available evidence on red meat and cancer risk was divided on its opinion whether to label red meat a “probable” cause…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…more than one million American jobs. TPP will remove unfair trade barriers and help further the global expansion of American agricultural exports, particularly exports of meat, poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables,…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…billion. Thanks to this agreement and its removal of unfair trade barriers, American agricultural exports to the region will expand even further, particularly exports of meat, poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables,…
Meat Price Reporting Bill Sent To President
…The law requires meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay for cattle, hogs and lambs and other information. USDA publishes twice-daily reports with…
Senate Reauthorizes Mandatory Livestock Price Reporting Without Critical Provision
…legislation lack the status of an essential service, the bill differs substantially from the House version; subjecting producers to further delay and uncertainty.” Mandatory Price Reporting requires meat packers to…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…canned meat and seafood. “With state and federal policy emphasis on increasing fresh food in our diets, the bill is a real benefit to food banks and farmers,” Gamper said….
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…improving recreation—may begin applying for available bond funding as early as Jan. 1, 2017. The water commission will meet Sept. 16-17 in Sacramento to review draft regulations for investing in…
Citrus Industry This Week: Nursery Report; Fruit Fly Alert; HLB in Brazil
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a citrus nurseryman, details on a fruit fly outbreak and information on how Brazil is managing HLB….
The California Kitchen: Sweet and Sour Pork Habanero Meat Balls
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet and sour pork habanero meat balls with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 LB of Ground…