…trucks for live shipment to processing plants. Processing The catfish are kept alive up until the minute they are processed. The entire processing procedure in completed in less than 30…
Guinea Pig for Dinner
…on guinea pig as a meal, and where you may purchase the meat: How guinea pig, an Andean delicacy, is making its way onto dinner plates in the US Guinea…
USDA Finalizes Rule to Enhance Consumer Protection
…24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached…
COOL Tariffs Could Begin Next Week
COOL tariffs could begin very soon. The World Trade organization will officially authorize Canada and Mexico to retaliate against the United States County-of-Origin meat labeling later this week. COOL tariffs…
Walnuts and Calories
…drupaceous nut, and thus not a true botanical nut. It is used for food after being processed while green for pickled walnuts or after full ripening for its nutmeat. Nutmeat…
Agri View: World Health Organization Condemning Red Meat?
…flavor or improve preservation. Most processed meats contain pork or beef, but processed meats may also contain other red meats, poultry, offal, or meat by-products such as blood. Examples of…
Agri View: 100 Mile Yard Sale
…assortment of vegetables. Some poultry and even meat products. The entire idea was developed to promote the farmer. The “World’s Longest Yard Sale” is now being promoted for 2016. Interested…
COOL Update: NFU on Voluntary Labeling
Chandler Goule The National Farmers Union says repealing COOL is the wrong move and supports voluntary labeling of meat. Sabrina Hill speaks with NFU Senior Director of Programs, Chandler Goule….
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…to equipment and processing. Waycott noted significant progress already on two of the initiatives – Sustainable(1) Water Resources and Air Quality — and said that the industry will keep consumers…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
…the country-of-origin labeling law for meat as soon as possible. The WTO said Monday morning that Canada may impose retaliatory tariffs of up $782 million, and Mexico may enforce $228…
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…Council renewed its call for Congress to repeal labeling requirements for beef, pork and poultry. The COOL statute requires meat to be labeled with the country where the animal from…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
…billion. The COOL statute requires meat to be labeled with the country where the animal from which it was derived was born, raised and harvested. (It also applies to fish,…
Americans Wrong on Chicken Facts
…percent) believe antibiotics are present in most chicken meat. Any meat sold in the United States is free of antibiotics. The USDA regulates withdrawal periods to ensure no meat bought…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…world, as well as by changing export demand, and transportation, processing, storage, infrastructure that enable global trade. Climate risks to food security increase as the magnitude and rate of climate…