Two more pork processors got the green light to increase line speeds; in other words, the hog harvesting facilities have been allowed to accelerate their speed, which was previously limited by regulation.

• The plants are Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. and Swift Pork Company.
• Due to line speed regulation, last year facilities began running 25% to 30% slower, and the national capacity of hog slaughter decreased by 2.5%.

But the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), in collaboration with...

No, we don’t mean that pigs have refined tastes and good manners! We’re talking about lab-grown meat: cultured pork products will soon go into production! The breaking news is from Stakeholder Foods Ltd., an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat industry that will be using a new line of induced pluripotent porcine stem cells (iPS) to achieve the feat.

• The unique process of cell cultivation and 3D bioprinting used in the process enables one cell bank to bec...

An import trader was caught smuggling illegal products into Japan. Upon reading that line, a number of images might pop into your mind, but we’re willing to bet that 400kg of pork sausage and chicken wasn’t one of them!

• According to the Animal Quarantine Service of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the trader was found guilty of violating the Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control by illegally importing the meat using international mail.

While this is the...

With fluctuations in pig diet ingredient costs, it is always prudent to have alternative feed ingredients priced and changes in gain and feed intake estimated in the event of a significant price increase of typical ingredients such as corn or soybean meal. In this episode, Caitlyn Sullivan and I discuss her trial of replacing increasing levels of corn with hybrid rye to see how it affects average daily gain, average daily feed intake, and gain-to-feed ratios for finisher pigs.

Meet the g...

What if I told you that you could improve litter growth rate without any nutritional changes? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well in this episode with Dr. Jay Johnson, we discuss his research on sow heat stress and the impacts it can have on litter performance as well as technological innovations that can help reduce heat stress on the sows.

Meet the guest: 

Dr. Jay Johnson received his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Missouri, and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University. After r...

Meat continues to be one of the strongest departments in stores despite inflation, but seafood and meat alternatives remain severely down. This information is according to Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics LLC.

• Meat had below-average inflation compared to other foods and beverages, but inflation in processed meat stayed in the double digits. 

Nevertheless, the sales of both were up in July.

• Poultry delivered big, but because prices have declined as opposed to beef and pork....

In a recent news release, the USDA recommends that back-to-school shoppers include food safety items on their shopping list and specific procedures to keep school lunches safe, since children are particularly at risk for serious foodborne illnesses. Here are tips to be considered:

• Clean and sanitize your preparation area – surfaces and utensils – before you start making the meal. Wash everything with soap before and after preparing each food item; a homemade bleach-based solution can also be ...