Month: July 2019

Governor Lee Proclaims July as Beef Month in Tennessee

July 2, 2019 Tennessee Beef Industry Council

Governor Lee has signed a proclamation recognizing July as Beef Month in Tennessee. Valerie Bass, Tennessee Beef Industry Council Executive Director, and TBIC Board Chairman and cattle producer, Gary Daniel, met with Governor Lee and Dr. Charlie Hatcher, Commissioner of Agriculture, at the State Capitol to present them with steaks from Southern Natural Farms, based in Knoxville. The beef was butchered at The Walnut Kitchen of Maryville, Tenn., by in-house butcher Ashley Gaylor. …

Applegate Kicks Off National Hot Dog Month with Animal Welfare Certified Franks

July 2, 2019 Applegate

July is National Hot Dog Month and with Americans set to down 150 million of them on Independence Day alone, Applegate®, the producer of the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand, announced that its iconic The Cleaner Wiener™ hot dogs will carry a premier mark of higher animal welfare standards: the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) seal. …

First Time to the US, Crowd Cow Imports the A5 Wagyu Japanese Packer Brisket

July 2, 2019 Crowd Cow

Crowd Cow, the online marketplace that sources its meat directly from the top 1% of farms and ranches across the country, including Japan for its Wagyu products, announced today that they have exclusively imported a limited amount of Japanese A5 Wagyu “Packer Briskets” into the United States. …

Minnesota Cheesemaker Featured in National Farm-to-Table Education Curriculum

July 2, 2019 Midwest Dairy

Minnesota dairy farmer and cheesemaker, Alise Sjostrom, is featured in Discover Education, a program designed to bring dairy farming into classrooms across the nation. Sjostrom is part of a “Farmer Spotlight” lesson plan during which students learn more about her family’s sustainability practices on the dairy farm, their commitment to animal care and how her passion for cheese-making led to her running the farm’s onsite creamery, Redhead Creamery. …

Deli Meat Market to Grow by USD 114.18 Billion, at 11% CAGR During 2019-2023

July 2, 2019 Technavio

“The global organic meat market is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period. Several major players in the market have been focusing on strengthening their presence in the organic meat segment to meet the rising demand,” says a senior research analyst at Technavio. …