The Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance Foundation (MISA) awarded seven $10,000 scholarships to be used towards completing the winners’ respective degrees within the meat sciences discipline.
The 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) held annually in Atlanta has already exceeded 410,000 square feet, and the show continues to grow.
Global trade streams and prices will remain under pressure for the remainder of 2015 and perhaps longer due to trade bans on poultry breeding stock in importing countries, according to the recently released poultry quarterly report from Rabobank.
Canadian government representatives joined Canada Beef Chair Jack Hextall and President Rob Meijer to announce the opening of the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence Monday.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspections (NACMPI) for the 2014-2016 term.
Global issues like avian influenza and trade restrictions will have a significant impact on global poultry trade in 2015, according to a new report on the poultry industry from Rabobank.
The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry industry’s slaughter and processing workforce has fallen by 80 percent during the last 20 years and has continued to decline, according to the 2013 Injury and Illness Report released by the US Department of Labor.