The extension is to allow meatpackers to ensure that their methods work, the USDA said.

FSIS is proposing a modernization of young chicken and turkey slaughter inspection in the United States by focusing FSIS inspection resources on the areas of the poultry production system that pose the greatest risk to food safety.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has authorized the state Department ofAgriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to begin the process of changing an administrative rule, ATCP 55, which governs meat inspection in the state.

The current recession is a result of the death of many manufacturing sectors in the United States and their rebirth in third-world countries that are more competitive!

The USDA will close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country, as well as seven foreign offices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday will release a new but stripped-down antitrust rule regulating meat companies that’s far less sweeping than initial reforms that ran into strong opposition from businesses and Congress.

The proposal will allow establishments to label a broader range of products without first submitting the label to FSIS for approval, should it become final.

The USDA said that if Congress does not provide enough money for enforcing a new, sweeping antitrust rule for meat companies, it will abandon portions of the rule.

Proposed changes to government policy could have a significant impact on both large and small meat processors