SAFETY CONCERNS ...
EXPANDING RESEARCH ...
How coronavirus affects food systems
Grants will help assess food systems in times of stress
EXPANDING CAPACITY ...
RAMP-UP Act will help meat processors meet demand
Would provide facility upgrade and planning grants to existing meat and poultry processors
STATEMENT ...
Cattlemen welcome legislation to improve meat processing
Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants (RAMP UP) Act has been introduced
MEAT OPTIONS ...
At-home butchering has risk, challenges
Home slaughter should only be done by a trained person
MIDDLEMAN ISSUE ...
Where’s the beef … pork … chicken … ?
Retail prices up, while farmer prices decline
FOOD SYSTEM ...
What COVID-19 means for dinner tables
Farmers struggle with processing plant closures
LOOKING FORWARD ...
Taskforce to explore for beef packing, processing
The 15-person task force will begin meeting this week
PRODUCER RELATIONS ...
Ghiradelli joins milk marketing team
New director of producer relations to serve as liaison for Calif. dairy families
HEMP HIGHLIGHT ...