USDA Provides Further Food Safety Info to Consumers

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Food, food safety, Meat, Poultry

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it is increasing the delivery of safe food handling and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat services. FSIS’ Meat and Poultry Hotline has been educating consumers since 1985. The toll-free telephone service assists in the prevention of foodborne illnesses by … Read More

Animal Ag at Alltech’s #ONE17

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Alltech, Beef, Cattle, Chicken, Dairy, Meat, Nutrition, Pork, Poultry, Swine, Technology, Turkey

ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE17), held May 21–24 in Lexington, Kentucky, will inspire, motivate producers and prepare them for the future. The three-day conference will bring together industry experts from across the globe to share insights and solutions to today’s most pressing issues within agriculture. To provide an opportunity for every corner of production agriculture to engage in disruption, … Read More

No Tainted Brazilian Meat Entered U.S., Yet Still Re-Inspecting

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Food, food safety, Imports, Meat, usda

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that while none of the slaughter or processing facilities implicated in the Brazilian scandal have shipped meat products to the U.S., they are still taking extra steps to keep food supply safe. FSIS immediately instituted additional pathogen testing of all shipments of raw beef and ready-to-eat products from Brazil upon hearing … Read More

Pork Checkoff Tours the No. 1 Customer for U.S. Pork Exports

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Export, Livestock, Meat, Pork, Pork Checkoff

Members of the National Pork Board spent March 13-18 in Mexico City building trade relations. The delegation invested its time immersing itself in Mexico, which is one of America’s most important export markets. During the visit, the group emphasized the safety and reliability of the U.S. pork supply. “Our visit to Mexico was eye opening. As board members, we were … Read More

U.S. Red Meat Exports Maintain Strong Pace in January

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Beef, Cattle, Meat, Pork, Swine, USMEF

According to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), January exports of U.S. beef and pork were up significantly year-over-year, maintaining the solid momentum established in the fourth quarter of 2016. Beef exports totaled 96,488 metric tons, up 17 percent from a year ago, valued at $515.5 million – up 18 percent and the … Read More

Costco Expansion Builds Momentum for U.S. Beef in Korea

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Beef, Export, Food, Meat, USMEF

U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reports that U.S. beef has built momentum in South Korea, and received a further boost since Costco recently began converting its imported chilled beef selection from Australian beef to 100% U.S. product. The move follows a multi-year effort by the USMEF to persuade store managers that sales of U.S. beef would match or exceed Australian … Read More

Another Record Setting Year for #IPPE17

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Feed, IPE, IPPE, Meat, Meat Science, Novus International, Poultry

A record setting 31,649 poultry, meat and feed industry leaders from all over the world attended this year’s International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry Association and North American Meat Institute sponsored event also brought in 1,273 exhibitors showcasing products in 533,000 square feet of exhibit space. “We are very excited about … Read More

Beef, Pork Urge Trump To Start Trade Talks With Japan

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Beef, Meat, NCBA, NPPC, Pork, Trade

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) urged President Trump to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan sending a joint letter asking “to initiate free trade agreement negotiations with nations in the Asia-Pacific region beginning with Japan…As you continue to lead America forward, we want to be a resource for your … Read More

USMEF Sees Growth to Mexico, C.A. & Dominican Republic

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Export, Meat, USMEF

Dr. Oscar Ferrara, joined the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) earlier this month as the organization’s new regional director for Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic and sees strong potential for further export growth to those areas. Capitalizing on duty-free access achieved through NAFTA and the lower duties negotiated in the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), U.S. … Read More