Beef lovers, you might want to make sure you’re sitting down. In 2013, the population of cattle in the U.S. hit its lowest point since the 1950s. It might not look like it from the
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Humane Animal Handling Will Come With More Cameras, NAMA Says
The livestock industry’s top expert on animal behavior is teaming up with the North American Meat Association to put more eyes on high-risk animals and their handlers. 
Temple Grandin, the world renowned animal science professor
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Letter From The Editor: At NAMP
Last week started out in Kansas City before moving on to Chicago to a truly excellent conference organized by the North American Meat Processors Association.
Officially titled “Prevention of E. coli For Further Processors,” the
Front Line Against E. Coli Forms in Chicago
CHICAGO — After the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak in 1993-94, there was not much more available to meat processors who wanted to fight the pathogen other than water and a knife.
Fast-forward
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'Test and Hold' Harder for Small Companies
Meat and poulty producers will soon be required to keep products being tested for pathogens off the market until all samples have been cleared. This practice could prove extremely challenging for small processors who sell
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