Tag: meat
Congress: No meat inspector furlough
SALEM, Ohio — The federal budget sequester that became effective March 1 still stands, but it looks like the meat industry is safe, according...
New meat science major already gaining interest
COLUMBUS — With the change from quarters to semesters at the Ohio State University, students were given the opportunity to major in meat science.
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Federal sequester could slow meat processing
USDA chief warns that a furlough of meat inspectors could be costly to the industry and consumers.
U.S. meat exporters still optimistic
WASHINGTON -- With exports of both U.S. beef and U.S. pork to South Korea being lower than in 2011, some observers may question whether...
USDA cooperative allows interstate meat sales: Ohio the first to join
COLUMBUS -- The Buckeye State is set to become the first in the nation to allow interstate sales of state-inspected meats from small processors.In...
New nutrient labeling rule for meat
Consumers are seeing changes in the meat cases, but the changes are slight, said a Penn State College of Agricultural Science meat expert.
Market lambs down 11 percent in Ohio
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The number of sheep and lambs on Ohio farms on Jan. 1, 2012, totaled 126,000 head, down 2 percent from the 2011 estimate, according to the Ohio office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.