Saz’s, known for award winning ribs and festival famous food, will now be recognized as Barbecue Partner of the Green Bay Packers. Fans will be able to find Saz’s barbecue sauces, barbecued baby back pork ribs and barbecued pork meat at local grocers with a special label designating Saz’s as “Barbecue Partner of the Green Bay Packers.”

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder are concerned about the fairness of agricultural markets. Last week they hosted a session in Fort Collins, Colo., that focused on the livestock industry.

Mark Lauritzen of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union told the media and the workshop that consolidation in the meat packing industry is not as important an issue as consolidation at the retail grocery level led by Wal-Mart.

Consumer perspectives of pork and pork production are the central focus of the National Pork Board’s proposed 2011 budget that will be debated next week in Des Moines. More than 50 pork producers will gather from across the country to help guide the investment of Pork Checkoff dollars into consumer information, research, and producer education programs. The programs are designed to help pork producers provide consumers with safe, affordable, quality pork products.