The world’s five biggest meat and dairy producers could soon take the top spot as the world’s biggest polluters. A new report from the nonprofit GRAIN and the Institute for…
Turkey Industry Reviewing Salmonella Controls Amid Outbreak
…Meating Place Dot Com says the outbreak has affected 90 people across 26 states since last November. The US Centers for Disease Control says the turkey came from a variety…
PETA Says Vegan Diet Can Boost Soybean Prices
…meat. An Iowa Soybean Association spokesman says the billboard is “misleading and disingenuous,” and that “PETA doesn’t speak for Iowa or U.S. soybean growers.” PETA’s new billboard will say “America’s…
Nutritional Value of Potato Skins
…of the potato meat – they still have plenty to offer including fiber, iron, and vitamins C and B-6. The skin does outrank the potato meat in some important categories….
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field on Regulatory Issues
…terms such as “clean meat” and “prime beef” in packaging prototypes. NPPC President Jim Heimerl said FDA oversight without USDA regulation would allow the cultured meat industry to “avoid rigorous…
Agri View: Farming Problems
…the people near his farm. Yet he operated under every state and federal regulation required. A community fought vigorously to stop a meat processing plant in Kansas. Even though it…
NCBA Comments on “Fake Meat” Oversight”
…promoters of lab-grown meat claim USDA oversight of lab-grown fake meat is unnecessary because animals aren’t harvested. However, USDA inspection is required for all federal meat plants, whether harvesting occurs…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…with international public and animal health standards. These terms will allow U.S. exports of sheep and goat meat to resume. Last year, Japan imported $169 million in sheep and goat…
Enforcement of Labeling Regulations Critical
…on the labeling of imitation products, according to the National Milk Producers Federation. At an FDA hearing focused on the regulation of cell-cultured products replicating meat, NMPF said that these…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…meat. While the viability, production practices and environmental impact of these products are shrouded in secrecy, the misleading marketing plans of the companies producing such products are clear, with animal…
May Beef Exports Shatter Record While Pork Exports Go Lower
…U.S. Meat Export Federation. May pork exports were lower, although January-May totals for U.S. pork remained ahead of last year’s pace. Beef export volume was 117,871 metric tons in May,…
China Quickly Retaliating Against U.S.
Following implementation day of President Trump’s tariffs on China, the nation responded quickly to retaliate with previously threatened penalties on U.S. pork, beef, soybeans and automobiles. Meat industry publication Meatingplace…
2018 Almond Forecast Up 7.9 Percent
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the 2018 almond crop will be record-breaking at 2.45 billion meat pounds. Reports state the crop looks a lot like last years…
Study Finds Lean Red Meat Can Support Healthy Hearts
…adopting a Mediterranean-style diet, with or without reductions in red meat intake when those red meats are lean and unprocessed. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….