This year, boxed beef prices will remain the same or will continue to fall to below levels established in December 2008, according to 57% of producers surveyed by BEEF magazine, a sister publication of SN. In addition, almost 70% of producers...
CHICAGO The National Cattlemen's Beef Association here has offered its Beef Training Camp program for four years now, but only recently has it taken its efforts online. Since converting into an electronic format in October, page views of the Beef...
Target Corp. said last week it has been very pleased with the enhanced assortments of dry grocery, frozen foods and dairy products, plus the addition of meat and produce, at two general merchandise store locations and plans to include those...
Retailers are in a good position for meat department promotions as the grilling season approaches. According to recent reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, falling animal feed prices, rising cold-storage inventories, lower prices for...
A consortium of dairy industry groups — including the...
After more than a year of debate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a new, voluntary standard for producers that wish to market meats as naturally raised. During the federally mandated comment period prior to this ruling, more than 44...
IT WAS LAST AUTUMN WHEN EXECUTIVES AT FRESH & EASY Neighborhood Market felt a tremor, but it wasn't an earthquake. The El Segundo, Calif.-based retailer was experiencing consumer fallout from the collapse of the banking, housing and credit markets...
Temple Grandin, known for her work with processors to ensure humane treatment of livestock, has developed a certification program with Niman Ranch that will evaluate sustainability practices as well as humane practices.
Yoplait yogurt will cease using milk from cows treated with rBGH or other artificial bovine growth hormones by August this year, the company announced yesterday.