…to U.S. meat exports and create a surplus of meat on the domestic market, would cost the beef and pork industries a combined $128 billion over 10 years if livestock…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…to see tomato processing at the Ingomar Packing Company and then meet with local cotton producers. The group will conclude their California tour on July 20 with a look at…
Central California Cattle Suffer Under Heatwave
…Baker facility was processing nearly 1.5 million pounds per day, an increase of 50 percent compared to normal circumstances. It is the only rendering plant in the area which spans,…
California Almonds Increase Production
Despite unfavorable weather, this year’s forecast for California almonds is 5.1 percent higher than last year at 2.25 billion meat pounds. The forecast is based on 1 million total bearing acres…
Fresh Food in Space
…freeze-dried veggies and meat in a tube. More recently, however, things are looking up for more of a variety as these scientists have been able to grow their own veggies…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…smaller fruit, and possibly sunburn,” said Bruce Rominger, a processing-tomato farmer in Winters. Some tomatoes are only a couple of weeks from harvest, he said, while others were planted around…
Food Safety for the Fourth of July
…questions and phone calls come into the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. As Marianne Gravely explains one of the biggest mistakes made when it comes to grilling and getting food…
Western View: COOL Lawsuit Ahead
Thank goodness, ranchers in Washington State are standing up to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by filing a lawsuit to force them to reinstate Country of Origin Labeling on meat….
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…everything from technologies in the orchard to end processing, and is a key opportunity to stay abreast of the food safety issues affecting the almond industry. Listen to the report:…
Hampton Creek Pledges to Market Lab-grown Meat by 2019
…dough revealed this week it has been secretly developing technology to produce lab-made meat and seafood, or as they call it, “clean meat.” Business Insider reports that if Hampton Creek…
Brazil Cattle Prices Stumble Following Meat Inspection Scandal
Cattle prices in Brazil are posting the biggest losses in a decade to start a year following this springs investigation into a meat inspection scandal. Bloomberg News reports that since…
“Pink Slime” Settlement Reached
South Dakota meat producer Beef Products Incorporated (BPI) has settled their lawsuit against ABC News over a 2012 report in which the network referred to BPI’s lean, finely textured beef…
Agri View: Animal Antibiotic Use
…about antibiotics has a lot of people confused. Farmers are forbidden to use antibiotics in animal production in a lot of cases. Consumers simply will not buy meat from animals…
American Beef Arrives in China
…forbid the use of artificial growth hormones. U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods sent the first shipment of beef through Cofco Meat Holdings, to be sold through Cofco’s e-commerce platform. It…