Taylor’s Market Handles The Hog
Taylor Market butcher Danny Johnson confidently surveyed half of a 160-pound pig as it was laid out before him and some 30 participants at the markets Butchering – 101 class. …
Meat & Poultry
Record High Retail Protein Price Average
Retail protein prices have risen throughout 2010 reaching what we believe to be a record high for the beef, pork and chicken average. …
Foster Farms Chicken Production Expansion In Farmerville Put On Hold Due To Rising Corn Prices
The Foster Farms poultry processing plant in north Louisiana has decided to postpone plans for expansion, but officials say the decision will not impact the California company’s employment commitment to the state, which paid $50 million to save the Farmerville facility in a controversial 2009 deal orchestrated by Gov. Bobby Jindal. …
Biotronics Tool Can Determine Pork Loin Marbling Level In Milliseconds
Extended online tests of a newly developed instrument grading system for pork carcasses demonstrate its ability to differentiate pork loins relative to marbling levels. Researchers have long shown that marbling in the pork loin adds significantly to juiciness and flavor of chops. …
The Murphy House Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Barbeque Products, Possible Salmonella Contamination
The Murphy House, a Louisburg, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,920 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pork barbeque products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. …