Meat Science Review Extended aging on retail shelf life of four beef muscles M.J. Colle M.E. Doumit R.P. Richard September 16, 2013 No Comments The 2010/2011 National Beef Tenderness Survey revealed that post-fabrication aging times for subprimal cuts in cold storage facilities ranged from 1 to 358 days for retail subprimals, and 9 to 67 days for foodservice subprimals.Read More
Northern Beef Packers gets $512K loan to pay bills September 16, 2013 No Comments Judge Charles Nail approved the plant's request to obtain secured credit.Read More
LFTB comes back to school menus September 13, 2013 No Comments For the new school year, schools in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Texas are once again buying the product.Read More
Japan livestock, trade organizations team up for sake/wagyu event in NYC September 13, 2013 No Comments “Sake and the City II: Discover Japanese Wagyu” will be held at the 404 event space on 10th Avenue, New York City on Oct. 28.Read More
The 2013 Burger Report Processors and their foodservice, retail customers have myriad options to capitalize off the high-flying and wide-ranging burger marketplace. Andy Hanacek September 1, 2013 No Comments From “Where’s the Beef?” to Five Guys Burgers and Fries, the stable, standard hamburger has come a long way over the last several decades.Read More
Federal trustee asks for Northern Beef Packers to be liquidated August 29, 2013 No Comments The company had been trying to obtain post-petition financing so that it would hire an investment firm sell its Aberdeen, S.D. facilityRead More
Merck halts sales of Zilmax feed additive August 19, 2013 No Comments Announcement comes after Tyson Foods' notice that it would stop purchasing cattle fed with the feed additive.Read More
Nebraska beef plant looking to reopen soon August 13, 2013 No Comments A beef packing plant in Gordon, Neb., that has been closed since 2008 is in the process of reopening under new ownership. Read More
Beef shortage leads Chipotle to consider changing stance on antibiotic usage August 13, 2013 No Comments Chipotle may start using meat from cattle that were treated with antibiotics due to illness.Read More
Meat Science Review: Beef quality and mid-gestational energy restriction A.R. Taylor, PH.D. CANDIDATE, South Dakota State University* August 9, 2013 No Comments Because of weather conditions, beef cattle often experience periods of inadequate nutrition while grazing native range.Read More