Valley Meats, LLC, Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

January 2, 2024 USDA FSIS

Valley Meats, LLC, a Coal Valley, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,768 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with.

USDA Grant Supports Creation of Maine Halal Meat Brand Co-op

The Cooperative Development Institute is facilitating the development of a cooperative halal meat brand and Maine’s first exclusively halal-certified, USDA-regulated slaughter and processing facility to serve the growing demand for halal meat from Muslim and immigrant populations in Maine, thanks to support from the USDA Rural Business Development Grant.

Terra Nova Nurseries Unveils 2024 Pantone Color of the Year Plant List

January 2, 2024 Terra Nova Nurseries

Terra Nova Nurseries, a global leader in plant breeding, has unveiled its annual Pantone Color the Year Plant List in honor of the recently announced PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz for 2024. Terra Nova’s roster of companion plants includes 19 best-of-breeding varieties featuring a range of hues and tones that harmonize with the warmth and coziness of Peach Fuzz.  

APHIS Amends Import Requirements for Buxus spp., Euonymus spp., and Ilex spp. from Canada into the United States and territories

January 2, 2024 USDA APHIS

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending entry requirements for the importation of certain plants for planting from Canada to prevent introduction of box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis, BTM) into the United States.

Docuseries Features Prime Roots Plant-Based Meats Freshly Slicing at Delis Counters Near You

January 2, 2024 Prime Roots

Prime Roots, the leading innovator of freshly-sliced plant-based deli classics made from koji, is featured as a delicious innovation at the deli counter in final episode 4 of the “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment” docuseries launching January 1, 2024. The docuseries follows four sets of twins whose diets diverge with one eating an omnivore diet and the other plant-based to see how key health indicators changed.