As a meat scientist, I try to be precise in referring to beef cuts. But at the same time, I must be aware of the alternative names for those cuts which may have historical, regional or marketing significance.

Annual beef production is at an 18-year low, down 5.1% from one year ago.

To ensure water quality and safety under the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the amount of various types of nutrients that can be discharged from point sources into nearby lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Process control is used extensively by the large meat companies to optimize processing, by maintaining process variables within a desired range.

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems can separate 95 to 99 percent of fats, oils and greases (FOG) and total suspended solids (TSS) from organic wastewater — thus, they are an important treatment option for meat-processing facilities.

AlaTrade Foods is a custom food processor that services large poultry processors requiring intensive amounts of labor in processes such as deboning.

Cooking, chilling and freezing systems are a necessary component of the post-harvest process.

As soon as the planters are in the shed, the crew at Weborg Feeding Co. near Pender, Neb., will unpack the shades in preparation for summer in the yard.

Meat and poultry processors’ focus on running efficient plant operations while also maximizing food safety is making the selection of lubricants increasingly complicated.

Marin Sun Farms garnered national recognition when it acquired the Petaluma facility from the former owners, Rancho Feeding Corp., in March 2014.