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 line at the fast-food drive-through, but America’s herd size has actually been in decline since
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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 at Colorado State University, is partnering with NAMA, the organization formed by the July 1
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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 conference was co-sponsored by a dozen or so meat organizations in North America. As best
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 to today and it is taking a two-day conference in Chicago just to go through
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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 fresh meat the same day they receive it, according to industry representatives.
The USDA’s Food
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