Meat & Poultry

Consumer perspectives of pork and pork production are the central focus of the National Pork Boards proposed 2011 budget that will be debated next week in Des Moines. More than 50 pork producers will gather from across the country to help guide the investment of Pork Checkoff dollars into consumer information, research, and producer education programs. The programs are designed to help pork producers provide consumers with safe, affordable, quality pork products. …

Consumers are always in the drivers seat when it comes to selling products, beef included. Thats why success in the beef industry during the coming decade will depend so heavily on the industrys ability to give consumers what they want no matter how often they change their minds. …

Proposals to deliver Meat Tech presentations at the 2011 Meat, Poultry & Seafood Convention and Exposition, to be held April 13-16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill., are due by November 19, 2010. …

In conjunction with Septembers National Food Safety Education Month, the American Meat Institute has announced number of resources available to help bridge the knowledge gap among consumers when it comes to properly handling, cooking and storing meat and poultry products. …

Gone are the days when healthy or convenient food is synonymous with bad-tasting. When it comes to beef, you can get good taste and a lean, tender, healthy product all in one. …