FSNS Awarded AMS Approval For the Analysis of Ractopamine

August 7, 2020 Food Safety Net Services

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has been approved by the USDA-AMS Laboratory Approval Program for Export of Meat and Poultry Products for the analysis of the Beta-Agonist Ractopamine in Animal Muscle and Liver Tissues by LC-MS/MS (Trace Residue Level).

How Microbes in ‘Starter Cultures’ Make Fermented Sausage Tasty

Microbes in “starter cultures” impart a distinctive tang and longer shelf life to food like sourdough bread, yogurt and kimchi through the process of fermentation. To get a better grasp of how microbes do this in fermented sausages, such as chorizo and pepperoni, researchers reporting in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry carefully show that these tiny organisms change the composition of fatty acids in these meats, contributing to many desirable traits.

Ball Seed Customer Days July 28-August 14

August 7, 2020 Ball Seed

The annual Ball Seed® Field Day and Landscape Day is reinvented this Summer to accommodate a wider range of open dates and to welcome guests safely with adequate social distance. Ball Seed Customer Days will run Tuesdays through Fridays, July 28-August 14, in two daily visitor time periods: 8am to 10am and 10am to Noon.

Grow Some History with AAS Winners

The fact that many AAS winners are still available is a testament not only to their breeding but also to their popularity with gardeners for so many years.

Packaged Facts: Coronavirus Has Changed Consumer Home Gardening Habits

August 7, 2020 Packaged Facts

Due to the coronavirus, many consumers are changing their eating habits. About 30% of consumers agree they are eating less healthily, while 42% of consumers think they are eating more healthily, according to data published in Home Gardening Consumer Insights, a recent report by market research firm Packaged Facts.