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 […]

USPOULTRY accepting fall research pre-proposals

USPOULTRY is accepting research pre-proposals from colleges and universities through November 1. Research proposals are accepted twice each year, in the spring and fall. A complete priority research list, including sub-topics and detailed instructions, is available on the USPOULTRY website.

Prop 37 losing support in California

In just a little more than three weeks, Californians will vote on Proposition 37, the Genetically Engineered Foods Right to Know Act, which would require labeling of food products made from genetically engineered crops. Food processors and agricultural groups, including the NCC, believe that such labeling will be used by anti-biotech activists to scare consumers.

Controversies in animal welfare

Animal welfare and improving, monitoring and evaluating it are a high priority for the American Meat Institute and its members. But animal welfare, specifically for cattle and swine, is a […]