It has been another strong year for plant-based alternatives to meat, seafood and dairy products, with sales up more than 11 percent year-over-year. According to a report commissioned by the…
Raising Royal Palm Turkeys for Meat or for Show?
…be used for commercial meat production, although some smaller scale farms will raise the Royal Palm turkeys for meat. Part of the reason this variety is not raised mainly for…
Raising Your Own Turkeys for Meat and Profit
…turkeys for meat and profit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Raising Your Own Turkeys for Meat and Profit Turkey is one of the best animals to raise…
CBB Executives Detail Recent Beef Leadership Trip to Taiwan and Japan
…team’s first stop was Taipei, Taiwan where they attended a Taiwanese market briefing with the United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF), a subcontractor to the Beef Checkoff. At that briefing,…
Administration of Trade Relief Funding Criticized Over Sizable JBS Award
…the American subsidiary of the Brazilian meat company JBS SA, has been a significant point of contention. A recent analysis from the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting revealed that JBS…
Agricultural Co-Op Consolidation Continues
…Details from the report show that between 2007 and 2017 an average of 70 co-ops were consolidated each year. The pace for co-op consolidation has also hastened with the ag…
Last Minute Push to Revive COOL in USMCA
…Several groups that have been in opposition to the labeling requirement include the National Pork Producers Council, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the North American Meat Institute. Citing the…
California Rice Headed to China for First Time Ever
…issue for the two sides to discuss.” The Chinese market initially opened back in 2017 after nearly a decade of negotiations between U.S. and Chinese officials. China’s General Administration of…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 07-04-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Independence Day meat pricing and safe grilling tips, the…
Winegrape Assessment Rate Reduced by a Third for 2019
…assessment generated nearly $3 million for fiscal year 2017-18. Those funds are used for research and outreach for Pierce’s disease and glassy-winged sharpshooter, as well as other significant pests and…
A One of a Kind Collection Reaches a Major Milestone
…Along with Dechow’s Holstein project, scientists have used samples in a variety of efforts, including studying the meat quality in pigs and addressing a lethal genetic mutation that can cripple…
July 4th Cookouts Costing About the Same
…beef and growth in U.S. meat production has led to higher ground beef prices but lower pork spare rib prices for the 4th of July,” said AFBF Chief Economist Dr….
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-27-19
…Program and why the fast food chain Taco Bell isn’t interested in having faux meat on their menu. You’ll also hear how the 2019 Almond Leadership Program is raising money…
Industry Concerned with FDA Oversight of Animal Genomics
…other country has approached regulation of GE technologies the same way that FDA is proposing. Among our competitors in the ag biotech arena – Argentina, Brazil, and Canada in particular…