Pork Reinvigorates Holiday Flavor Flashbacks
From trendy takes on classic comfort foods to stepped-up side dishes, pork is taking a new twist on holiday meals with a wide range of simple, sophisticated dishes. …
Meat & Poultry
Panorama Meats Brings Organic Grass-Fed Beef To Colorado Whole Foods Markets
Through a unique partnership between some of Colorado’s oldest family ranchers and Panorama Meats, Colorado shoppers can now purchase locally raised and processed grass-fed organic beef at seven Colorado Whole Foods Market stores. …
Analyst: Expect 2012 Cattle Market To Stay Strong
Consumers can expect to pay more for their beef this coming year if the return of wetter weather allows cattle ranchers to begin rebuilding herds rather than sending cows to slaughter, a leading market analyst told hundreds of livestock producers Thursday. …
USDA's Current Sampling Program For E. Coli O157:H7 Coupled With In-Plant Food Safety Technologies Target & Destroy All E. Coli
Sampling ground beef for E. coli O157:H7 as USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) currently does is a good indicator of the presence of other strains of E. coli, said AMI Executive Vice President James H. Hodges today in connection with a public meeting to discuss USDA’s plan announced in September to declare six additional strains of E. coli as adulterants when they are found in raw ground beef products or beef intended for grinding. USDA will begin testing for these strains in March. …
Consumer Response To Food Price Inflation
Food inflation has led a large percentage of consumers to adjust how they budget for food purchases. Checkoff research conducted in 2008 and again in 2011 demonstrated that frugal shopping behaviors have been widely adopted and are affecting beef purchasing decisions. …