New Pork Cut Names Backed By Research

Consumers will soon find more consumer-friendly names on packages of fresh pork cuts in retail meat cases across the country. The new names, such as the porterhouse pork chop, are designed to allow retailers to differentiate and merchandise pork cuts more effectively while aiding shoppers in selecting and preparing pork.

Cargill Is Reintroducing Spencer Beef To The Japanese Marketplace

April 19, 2013 Cargill

Agriculture Director Greg Ibach is in Japan this week working with a Nebraska beef processor to reintroduce a premium beef brand popular there a decade ago.

Five Steps To Stimulate Summer Grilling Sales

April 18, 2013 The Beef Checkoff Program

As grilling season kicks off, here are five proven merchandising strategies to make your meat case a destination for shoppers looking to grill.

USDA Starts New Program To Track Farm Animals

The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease.

US Pork Producers Demonstrate Earth Day Principles

April 18, 2013 The National Pork Board

As the world celebrates another Earth Day on April 22, research shows that America's pork producers have made huge improvements in environmental management over the last 50 years. The research, titled "A 50-Year Comparison of the Carbon Footprint and Resource Use of the U.S. Swine Herd: 1959 – 2009," found that modern pork production methods have led to a 35 percent decrease in the carbon footprint, a 41 percent reduction in water usage and a 78 percent drop in land needed to produce a pound of pork compared with a 1959 baseline.