This week’s United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Audio Report discusses a few highlights from the November 2015 export results for U.S. pork and beef. November was a very strong month for pork muscle cut volume, and saw a 19 percent increase in shipments from a year ago, totaling 148,740 metric tons. Combined pork/pork variety meat exports were also up, … Read More
All US Beef Approved for Export to Colombia
This week’s audio report from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) discusses an important policy change occurring in the South American country of Colombia, and what this change means for US beef producers. Following Colombia’s recent decision to remove restrictions related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on certain bone-in cuts of beef, the U.S beef industry has officially gained full … Read More
John Block Reports on Chipotle
The latest commentary from John Block Reports from Washington, sponsored by John Deere and the National Corn Growers Association, discusses the marketing and advertisement tactics of Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast food restaurant that has been linked to several outbreaks of e. coli and norovirus nationwide. Chipotle has built its brand by putting down conventional food production methods, marketing the … Read More
USMEF Hosts Pork Workshop in UAE
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) conducted a series of workshops on pork in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The workshops, designed to promote U.S. pork and encourage chefs to feature more pork dishes on the menus of their hotels and restaurants, were attended by hotel and restaurant industry professionals and food retailers in the region. Along with educational workshops, … Read More
Does Your Biz Have a Crisis Plan? Why You Should
It seems this past year there was a rise in undercover videos causing the animal ag industry to fight back as well as some pretty big issues including avian flu outbreaks, meatless Mondays, (cow farts causing) climate change, and more. Was your company or farm affected by any of these crises? Did you have a crisis plan? If not, you … Read More
USMEF Report Talks Philippines-EU Trade Agreement
The latest U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Report discusses the recent announcement by Philippine officials that the country expresses interest in pursuing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), with hopes to launch formal FTA negotiations early next year. In the report, Joel Haggard, USMEF senior vice president for the Asia Pacific region, explains how this agreement … Read More
PRRS Resistant Pigs – A True Game Changer
Last week a game-changer was announced that could quite possibly reinvent the pork industry. Dr. Randy Prather, Professor of Animal Science at the University of Missouri and Director of the National Swine Resource and Research Center, has spent over a decade putting the pieces together to finally provide an answer to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus. The results … Read More
Best Principles of PRRS Control at Regional Level
PRRS epidemiology was another topic discussed at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. session at the 2015 North American PRRS Symposium. Dr. Andres Perez, University of Minnesota, took to the mic to talk about the best principles of control at the regional level. “There are a variety of factors to consider. All the way from the demographics of the population and air … Read More
Combatting Latest PRRS Cycle
Our nation’s Windy City hosted the 2015 North American PRRS Symposium and Boehringer Ingelheim hosted a session on “Combatting the Latest PRRS Cycle.” Dr. Bill Hollis, Carthage Vet Services, was one of the speakers who focused on the production side of PRRS and explained key field experiences used in control and management with one of the newest PRRS strains, 174. … Read More