Meat & Poultry

The beef checkoff, through the  Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative was positively represented to over 250 New England packers, restaurant operators, retailers, producers, and meat cutters at the first ever  New England Meat Conference held in Concord, New Hampshire on March 22-23, 2013. …

AMSA is excited to announce that, Lawrence Yates with the Standard and Technology Division of USDA’s Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program, Steven Shackelford with the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Mark Christie with Tyson Foods will be the speakers in the AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) Advancement in Meat Quality Concurrent Session, on Monday, June 17. Presentations from these speakers will focus on the below topics. …

Triple J Family Farms, a Buffalo Lake, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 15,270 pounds of bone-in ribeye products because the vertebral column may not have been completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of vertebral column in cattle 30 months of age or older, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. …

New market challenges and new opportunities inspired the National Pork Board on Thursday to approve adding $3 million in additional Pork Checkoff funds to bolster the 2013 domestic marketing budget during the crucial summer sales months. …

In the spirit of the March Madness tournament season, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) is proud to announce the ultimate Hot Dogs vs. Sausages tournament bracket. Beginning Monday, March 18, 2013, people can vote for their favorite regional hot dogs and sausages. Voting will be conducted online via polls on the NHDSC Facebook page and will continue throughout the month with a winner announced on April 8th. …