Meat, poultry companies prep for Hurricane Sandy

As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, meat and poultry companies are preparing to ride out a massive and life-threatening storm. Hurricane Sandy is forecast to make landfall the night of Oct. 29, bringing with it sustained tropical storm-force winds, historic surge levels and heavy snowfall in the Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service.

Months-long live poultry Salmonella outbreak over; 195 ill, 2 dead

The long-running multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to live poultry now appears to be over, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In all, 195 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Salmonella Lille were reported from 27 states, including two deaths.

Take steps to scare away foodborne illness

Halloween officially starts the holiday season, which means more get togethers with family and friends and more festive meals prepared at home. But lots of people and little time can […]

Reduced demand could ease prices for livestock feed

Now that much of the nation’s corn has been harvested and the impact of this year’s drought is clear, analysts say demand rather than supply will drive the feed market, and prices could potentially move lower to gauge where buying interests may be.  Any kind of price relief would be welcomed by California livestock farmers, who saw feed prices soar to record levels this summer as scorching heat and parched conditions withered crops in the Corn Belt.

Brasil Foods to build factory in China in 2013

Brasil Foods is expected to start building a poultry and pork processing factory in China at the end of 2013, said the company’s vice president for foreign markets, António Augusto […]

Prop. 37 is in dead heat amid ad blitz

Once riding high, Proposition 37, the statewide ballot measure to label genetically engineered foods, has seen its voter support plummet during the last month, and a new poll shows the […]

Extent of lower broiler production in 2012 depends on US economy

USDA is currently forecasting broiler production in 2013 to be just under 1 percent less estimated output in 2012, but the "amount and duration of the decrease" will depend on the health of the domestic economy, the level of competing protein prices, and the strength of exports demand, according to the "Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook" report released this week from the department’s Economic Research Service (ERS).

Meatless Mondays meets mixed reactions

Meatless Mondays have arrived at Creighton, an initiative that has received mixed results from the students despite its best intentions. Creighton’s food provider, Sodexo, launched their Meatless Mondays initiative this […]