Alltech Launches EPNIX Feedlot Program at NCBA

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Alltech, Beef, Feed, NCBA, Nutrition

Alltech is launching a new feeding program that aims to give their cattle customers a competitive advantage in the feedyard. EPNIX stems from Alltech’s nutrigenomics and epigenetics research platforms and provides a targeted nutritional approach to improving the carcass weight and performance of feedlot cattle independent of antimicrobial or beta-agonist supplementation. The launch of EPNIX will take place at their … Read More

US Beef and Pork Exports Gain Momentum

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Audio, Beef, Export, Export, Pork, Trade, USMEF

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

Beef and Pork Exports Continuing to Increase

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Beef, Export, Export, International, Meat, Pork, Trade, usda, USMEF

According to data recently compiled and released by the United States Department of Agricuture (USDA) and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) , U.S. pork exports continued to gain momentum in November, while beef exports also showed signs of a rebound. November exports of U.S. pork were up 8 percent from a year ago, the largest volume since May. Pork … Read More

South Africa Lifts Ban On U.S. Pork & Beef

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Beef, Export, International, NPPC, Pork, Trade

South Africa will open its market to U.S. pork and beef, a move welcomed by the National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Association. “NPPC applauds President Obama and our trade officials for bringing home the bacon for U.S. pork producers,” said NPPC President Dr. Ron Prestage, a veterinarian and pork producer from Camden, S.C. “We have been on the … Read More

Dietary Guidelines Reaffirm the Health of Lean Beef

Jamie JohansenAg Group, Beef, Food, Health, NCBA, usda

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have released the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. They have reaffirmed the role of lean beef in a healthy diet and confirm that Americans are, on average, consuming lean meat in daily amounts that are consistent with the recommendations for protein foods, according the … Read More

All US Beef Approved for Export to Colombia

Lizzy SchultzAg Group, Audio, Beef, Export, International, Meat, Policy, USMEF

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