Pork producers are questioning Subway’s announcement this week that the chain is moving to serving “only protein from animals that have never received antibiotics.” During a press call this morning coordinated by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, Dr Jennifer Koeman with the National Pork Board said the restaurant chain has not said how they expect to accomplish this action … Read More
Ground Beef Safety Tips from K-State
While ground beef constitutes 42 percent of the beef consumed each year by Americans, several studies have shown an increasing concern among the American public regarding the safety of ground meat. Two food safety and meat science experts from Kansas State University have released helpful information for consumers on the extensive food safety and regulatory measures currently set in place … Read More
Cargill to Invest $111 million to Convert Beef Plant
The ground beef plant in Columbus, Nebraska will soon be converted to a cooked meats facility. Cargill plans to invest $111 million to provide the capabilities of making cooked meat products for its customers. The process of converting the plant will begin in December of this year with the goal of producing cooked meats by the middle of 2016. The … Read More
NPPC Urges Senate To Pass Mandatory Price Reporting Bill
The National Pork Producers Council is urging the Senate to approve legislation reauthorizing the livestock mandatory price reporting law after today’s markup by the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee. The law expires Sept. 30. The statute requires meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay for cattle, swine and lambs and other information. … Read More
IPPE Exceeds 1,040 Exhibitors
The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) won’t take place until January, but already the event has surpassed 1,040 exhibitors. The world’s largest feed, meat, and poultry trade show is a collaboration of three show– the International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and International Meat Expo. “We are seeing an increase in the number of exhibitors, as compared to last year … Read More
Speaker Announced for Meat Industry Hall of Fame
The legendary Charles “Charlie” Stenholm has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Meat Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Stenholm served 13 terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979-2005. He graduated from Texas Tech with a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agriculture Education. He belonged to the Blue Dog Coalition and was leader … Read More
Registration Now Open for the 2016 IPPE
You can now register for the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). IPPE has secured more than 1,000 exhibitors and is expecting to attract more than 28,000 attendees through the collaboration of the three trade shows – International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and International Meat Expo – representing the entire chain of protein and feed production and processing. … Read More
Senate Has Competing Approaches to COOL Fix
The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee are at odds on how to fix Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) which has been found in violation of world trade rules. Chairman Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) filed an amendment Thursday to the highway bill that would repeal mandatory COOL for beef, pork and chicken in an effort to prevent … Read More
Steak Competition Returns to American Royal
The fourth annual American Royal Steak Competition Winner will be announced at the American Royal Association’s 2015 TableSteaks Celebration on October 22, 2015. Beef producers from across the nation are invited to submit rib eye steaks to compete for the best tasting steak. “Three years ago marked the first time for this event at the American Royal,” says Bob Petersen, … Read More
Up to $10 Million Available for Federal Purchase of Lamb
The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) requested a Section 32 lamb purchase in an effort to strengthen a market that has faltered since late 2014, and to prompt stronger prices for lambs at the farm and ranch gate. In response to that the USDA opened a bid process for 640,000 pounds of lamb roast. ASI sent out the below release … Read More