In the meat industry, product is variable with different moisture contents, thicknesses, lengths and more for which to account on a cutting line.

In the sports world, the ultimate short-term goal may be to win a championship; but every team owner’s dream would be to create a dynasty.

On June 16, 2013, meat scientists across the country will begin gathering at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., for the American Meat Science Association’s (AMSA) 66th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC).

The meat industry has a very successful track record of controlling Listeria. In the U.S., the meat industry has not issued a Listeria recall due to illness from a federally inspected product since 2002.

When it comes to the production of meat, the things industry can’t see are the things industry fears the most.

Last year the Auburn Meat Science Association changed its name to the Auburn Collegiate Cattlemen and Cattlewomen Association (CCM/CCW) and began to target students who were not merely Muscle Foods majors but who were involved in any agricultural related field, specifically the beef and pork industries.

Interview with Barry Carpenter of the North American Meat Association Barry Carpenter, CEO of the new North American Meat Association (NAMA).

The IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo 2012 is fast approaching, scheduled for June 25-28, 2012, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

It wasn’t all bad news in 2011, and the meat industry has a bright future.

A couple of years ago, I got to attend a grade school reunion. My former classmate who was organizing the event tracked me down via Facebook, and in the process of corresponding, I mentioned that I write about the meat processing industry. She responded by saying she had been a vegetarian for 14 years and a vegan for five years, and she thought my job was gross.