Meat & Poultry

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) planning committee is honored to announce Dr. Howard Swatland, Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, as the recipient of the 2012 International Lectureship Award sponsored by Solae LLC. Dr. Swatland will address RMC attendees during the International Lecture Keynote Address on Wednesday morning, June 20, with an overview on the "History and Language of International Meat Cutting." …

After years of celebrating boutique meats such as Berkshire pork and heritage turkey, chefs have fallen hard for another protein. Goat has been embraced everywhere from sustainability-focused restaurants like Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., and Blue Hill in New York to "Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard's Chicago spot Girl and the Goat. The meat has become so popular among chefs that many now complain about not being able to source enough of it. …

Shareholders of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) today elected nine people to the company’s Board of Directors, including seven independent directors. The vote was announced at Tyson’s annual meeting of shareholders in Springdale, Arkansas.
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No gimmicks, no coupons, no fancy promotions…just a genuine love of beef. That’s why more than 136,000 Facebook users have become “fans” of the checkoff’s Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner Facebook page. The page officially reached the 100,000 milestone marker this week and every day, thousands more “like” the page and come looking for recipes, fun, nutrition information and the chance to be a part of a larger community where their peers and friends are talking about the great food they feed their families. …

Pulled pork, along with export demand that increased by 16 percent in 2011 over the previous year, is given partial credit for the 26 percent increase in hog prices during 2011. …