…of clinical trials from Purdue University. While during the last 20 years, there have been recommendations to eat less red meat as part of a healthier diet, red meat can…
HPAI Outbreaks in Asia, Europe Prompting Biosecurity Measures
New outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Asia and Europe have prompted more extensive biosecurity measures. Meat Industry Publication Meatingplace reports those measures include bans on poultry and poultry…
USCA Requests Status on U.S. Beef Trade with China
…consumes around 13 percent of the world’s beef and is expected to increase their imports of red meat by nearly 24 percent in 2016, as compared to previous years. From…
Agri View: How Was Your Meat Raised
Everett Griner talks about the differences in where or how your meat is raised in today’s Agri View. How Was Your Meat Raised? Does where and how your meat is…
USDA: $5 Million in Funds for Smart Technology Innovations in Agriculture
…2014 Farm Bill. “Data driven analytical tools throughout the food supply chain—from production through processing, transportation, and food storage—will allow us to make smarter decisions that can promote efficient food…
Keep Holiday Food Safe with These Four Safety Steps
…food on clean plates and avoid reusing plates that previously held raw meat and poultry. Separate raw and cooked foods to avoid cross contamination, which is transferring bacteria from raw…
Agri View: Favorite Cut of Beef
…inside so it is the chuck roast. I am anxious to see the conclusion to this study. What part does seasoning play? And good meat any cut has to be…
Obama Admin Takes Action to Address EU’s Unfair Trade Practices against Beef Industry
…beef industry’s request is based on a 1998 WTO ruling in the EU beef dispute that the European ban on the import of meat and meat products from animals treated…
Proposed Organic Livestock Farm Rules Not Guaranteed
Rules that would change the production of organic meat are awaiting President Obama’s approval but may run out of time. That means they might not ever go into effect. The…
Public Comment Period on GIPSA is Open
…and livestock producers. The controversial rules would make it easier for producers to sue livestock companies and much harder for meat companies to cancel contracts with farmers. The rules would…
Canada Releases Six Ranches Under Quarantine for Bovine TB
…10,000 cattle and calves from those 18 premises have been or are booked to be destroyed. Meat from slaughtered animals that are later ruled to have been TB-negative will be…
Court Dismisses Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Standards Case
…nitrogen and phosphorous that could be in waters in the basin. Meat industry publication Meatingplace says the lawsuit piggybacked on a petition the environmental groups sent the EPA in 2008…
Agri View: Chicken Consumption
…what is your guess? More white meat or dark meat? And does it make any difference in nutritional value? Well, nutritionist say it is simply a matter of choice. More…
National Processed Raspberry Council Members Named
…ending on Dec. 31, 2019. Newly appointed members to represent producers from states producing a minimum of three million pounds of raspberries for processing are Matt Simonian, of Lynden, Wash.,…