Meat & Poultry

Unless you’re cooking for a crowd, baking up an Easter ham may not be worth the
time, effort and expense. You’ll do better to stick with ham steaks, a faster and more economical cut that can have the same flavor. Ham steaks also are easily adapted to the
number of people you need to serve. …

The experience of a farmer in Vermont highlights a growing
problem for small farmers here and across the nation: too few slaughterhouses to
meet the growing demand for locally raised meat. …

NCBA has submitted formal comments on a proposed USDA rule to require
nutrition labeling on meat products. The rule would require labels on major cuts
of single ingredient, raw meat and poultry products. Once required, however, consumers will delight in the nutritional value of meat and poultry. …

Seven associations were recognized for more than 10 years of participation and $2.5 million in cumulative contributions to the nonprofit US Partnership for Food Safety Education (the Partnership) at the 2010 Food Safety Education Conference. …

How can I figure how much ham to have for 10 people? With Easter coming up in a
few weeks, that’s a timely question. Let’s see if I can answer it without
resorting to the old saw about the definition of eternity being “two people and
a ham.” …