Texas Shrimp Industry Crippled By Immigrant Visa Cap
The Texas shrimp industry is facing a worker shortage as a result of the federal cap on U.S. visas for immigrant seasonal workers. …
Month: July 2018
JBS Suspends Shipments From Supplier Implicated In Undercover Animal Abuse Video
Activists opposed to animal cruelty are calling on Greeley-based meat processing giant JBS USA to stamp out what they deem abusive practices in the company’s pork supply chain. …
Small Butcher Shops Are In 'A Renaissance'
Meat consumption is soaring to record levels — even though 12 percent of Americans ages 18 to 49 are partly vegan or vegetarian, according to a 2016 Pew Research Poll. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting each American to consume a record amount of red meat and poultry — an average of 222 pounds per person. That’s 20 pounds more meat per person, per year, than in 2014. …
Mosa Meat Raises €7.5M To Commercialize Cultured Meat
Mosa Meat, a spin off company from Maastricht University, today announced that it has raised €7.5M to bring cultured meat to market by 2021. The Dutch start-up has led the cultured meat industry since presenting the world's first beef burger made directly from cow cells in 2013. This is the first investment in a European cultured meat company, putting Europe on the map for the next generation of meat production. …
InvigoRoot Activates Roots Without Hormones
RainSoil has introduced InvigoRoot, a powerful new root enhancer that promotes early root establishment and transplant stress tolerance without hormones or growth stimulators. …
