National Pork Board To Mark 25th Anniversary

December 9, 2011 The National Pork Board

Meeting 25 years and a few days after the first National Pork Board convened, members of the National Pork Board will gather Nov. 15-16 in Des Moines to celebrate the board's silver anniversary and to continue the work begun with the launch of the Pork Checkoff in November 1986.

AMI, AMSA's Newest 'Mythcrushers' Addresses Environmental Impact Of Meat

The American Meat Institute (AMI), in conjunction with the American Meat Science Association (AMSA), today launched the fourth installment of seven new myth-crushing videos which aims to set the record straight about myths associated with the environmental impact of meat production.

Trying To Please Every Beef Customer Takes More Of The Best

A wider price gap between Select grade boxed beef and Choice or better—the Choice/Select spread—always comes back to supply and demand. Consumers vote with their dollars, and recent shifts in merchandising put much more high-quality beef on the ballot, just as those supplies began to fall off.

Tyson To Gain As 15-Year Low Hen Flock Signals Costly Chicken

December 8, 2011 Shruti Date Singh, Bloomberg

Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. chicken producer, is among companies set to gain after cutting output to restore profitability following a glut of meat.

Winner Of Veal Columbus Day Sweepstakes Revealed

December 7, 2011 The Beef Checkoff Program

The Beef Checkoff Program announced a winner in its VealMadeEasy Columbus Day Sweepstakes designed to help retailers expand veal sales during Columbus Day.