Brazil President Michel Temer (Mee’-shell Tuh-mehr’) called the recent scandal around Brazil’s sale of expired meats to other countries an “economic embarrassment” on Tuesday while more countries suspended meat imports…
USDA on Tainted Brazilian Meat
…American families in light of the recent investigations of Brazil’s meat industry. While none of the slaughter or processing facilities implicated in the Brazilian scandal have shipped meat products to…
Brazil Beef Scandal Limiting Global Options for Buyers
…from Brazil. China has suspended imports of beef from Brazil after Brazil announced an investigation accusing meat inspectors of taking bribes to allow sales of tainted food. The European Union…
National Ag Day 2017
…management and marketing agricultural research and engineering food science processing and retailing banking education landscape architecture urban planning energy and other fields. Beginning in kindergarten and continuing through 12th grade,…
China Halts Meat Imports from Brazil
…meatpacking plants owned by JBS and BRF. The Brazilian government and representatives of the meat industry in Brazil have said the processing facilities investigated by federal police represent only a…
Agri View: “Waste” Labeling
…Food Safety and Inspection Service Food Product Dating “Best if Used By” is a type of date you might find on a meat, poultry, or egg product label. Are dates…
NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
…foreign entities. In meat processing, it has disrupted trade markets, giving foreign competitors an unfair advantage.” “NFU is pleased Sens. Stabenow and Grassley are calling for increased scrutiny on food…
U.S. Lacking in Organic Meat Processors
…meat industry publication Meatingplace. Additional needs cited by the more than 1,000 organic farmers who participated in the survey include the need for research into how to get the best…
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…sequenced by researchers at the Agricultural Research Service‘s (ARS) U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. The breeds include Angus, Brangus and Hereford. The publicly accessible information…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…is the H-2A temporary and seasonal foreign agricultural workforce program, intended to help employers with short-term labor needs. Many jobs in farming and food processing are not seasonal and thus…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…300,000 bales. Total U.S. meat production is forecast to increase from last month as higher beef production will offset lower pork and turkey production. Broiler production is unchanged from last…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…January 2016 shares of 22.3 percent and 18.8 percent. Pork export value averaged $50.23 per head slaughtered, up 21 percent from a year ago. “The red meat industry entered 2017…
Agri View: Food and Health Problems
…eat causing all the health problems that I keep hearing about. Sugar is not good for you. Don’t use salt. Meat will poison you. Careful now about how much white…
Handling Raw Chicken – Part Two
…When you’re shopping many stores provide plastic bags at the meat counter, take advantage of those if you’re buying meat or poultry, slip them in that plastic bag. Because bagging…