The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in support of its ongoing efforts to transform the food system at every stage along the supply chain. This investment is funded through the American Rescue Plan and the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). …
Ryan Cade doesn’t like the USDA’s generous definition of the term Wagyu. “There are a lot of us in the Wagyu world that would like to see the standards tightened,” he said. The current USDA specifications allow for animals as low as 46.875 percent to be labeled as Wagyu beef. …
Farmer Focus, the only 100% USDA organic and Humane Certified® chicken company with a mission to promote and protect generational family farms, is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a $3.6 million grant issued as part of the second round of the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP). The grant will support a $17.8 million expansion of Farmer Focus’ existing organic chicken processing facility in Harrisonburg, VA. …
Edible Garden AG Incorporated, a leader in controlled environment agriculture, locally grown, organic and sustainable produce and products, announced a research partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency, studying the impacts of nanobubble technology on food safety of fresh produce and processing procedures. …
Inflation threatens farmers across the U.S. as the farm crisis deepens with small family farms facing feed price shocks and consolidation pressures. …
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