…5th is National Veggie Burger Day. A veggie burger is a patty resembling a hamburger but is made with vegetable protein, soybeans, or anything else that does not contain meat….
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…pork is expanding production to record levels. Five new pork processing plants have recently opened or will soon begin operations, increasing U.S. pork production capacity by approximately 10 percent from…
Brazil Trucker Strike Disrupting Ag Exports
…have failed. If they begin to starve, chickens will start eating each other, so meatpackers have had to cull their flocks quickly. Some 70 million chickens had died as of…
Agri View: Healthy Foods or Not
…for a longer time than any other food. Beef is still the most consumed meat in the world. It is still under attack. Remember when eggs were targeted. I almost…
Beef Supply Facing Mounting Market Pressures
…percent through mid-April from a year ago, driven by ongoing dry pasture conditions, and the likelihood of forced herd liquidation during the coming grazing season, as reported by meat industry…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…Five new pork processing plants have recently opened or will soon begin operations, increasing U.S. pork production capacity by approximately 10 percent from 2015 levels by next year. Exports accounted…
Agri View: Chicken Pickin’ Meat Processing Labor
Everett Griner talks about labor issues in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how, and why, the meat processing industry needs a permanent labor staff. Much of today’s agriculture is carried…
Agri View: Efforts to Enact COOL
…to be labeled. It would be good for Congressmen, the U.S. meat consumer, and the producer. Especially for meat to be labeled. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
NCBA Applauds Introduction of Legislation Addressing Hours of Service Changes for Livestock Haulers
…nature of livestock hauling – often very long distances between cow-calf operations and feedlots or processing facilities – and the fact that we’re transporting live animals that must be treated…
Memorial Day Weekend Picnic Planning Tips
…the meat thermometer. Burgers should be cooked to 155 degrees, steaks 145 degrees, and chicken 165 degrees. Add hand sanitizer to the list and plenty of paper towels. These will…
Almond Matters: Ant Management in Orchards
…“Those two species, the southern fire ant, and the pavement ant get in there and actually feed right on the nut meat,” Tollerup stated. Listen to Tollerup’s interview below….
Celebrating National Hamburger Month
…want to showcase at your next backyard barbecue. Pixabay May is also hamburger month. Hamburger actually started out as “garbage meat”. Waste that was produced in the process of cutting…
Agri View: Trade War and Red Meat Exports
Everett Griner talks about the trade war and red meat exports in today’s Agri View. Everett goes on to explain what the impact this will have on the farmer and…
Missouri Cattlemen’s Fake Meat Bill Passes
A Missouri omnibus agriculture bill contacting provisions against so-called fake meat has passed the state legislature. The language prohibits misrepresenting a product as meat that was not derived from harvested…