Month: June 2010

Calling all grilling gurus, the American Lamb Board is kicking off their third annual “Get Your Grill On” video competition today. Just in time to fire up the grill, fans of lamb are invited to partake in this year’s “American Lamb Burger Bonanza” by sharing their beloved secrets for the ultimate lamb burger, from the best buttery buns to sweet and sour condiments. …

Sanderson reported a net income of $35.1 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2010, as compared to $26.2 million of net income during the same period in fiscal 2009. Sanderson also said that the company is still considering Goldsboro as a possible new location for a $94 million big bird deboning plant that could employ about 1,100 workers. …

AMI has released a new educational video outlining for consumers the nutritional requirements a cut of meat or poultry must meet to be labeled lean. …

Mark Schatzker, whose book “Steak: One Mans Search for the Worlds Tastiest Piece of Beef I have been reading and blogging about, takes issue with some of my points, and it seems only fair to grant him the same soapbox. …

U.S. cattle futures traded higher early on Tuesday as investors bet that a warm, rain-free holiday weekend over much of the United States had millions of Americans grilling beef steaks on backyard grills. …