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Raw Pig Meat Import Decision Disappoints Industry
2013-12-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board says it will work with the Ministry of Primary Industries to allay any fears of biosecurity risks associated with imported raw pig meat following its failed legal challenge to stop product entering the country.
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Meat is a Good Buy for Consumers
2013-12-20 17:21:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Daily Livestock Report If you look at retail meat prices for November as reported by USDA’s Economic Research Service, the broad takeaway shows record beef prices with choice cuts hitting $5.409 per retail pound. The average retail price of pork fell slightly (3.3 cents per pound) from October’s record high of $3.809 per pound to average $3.776 per retail pound in November. That’s down from the record level, but still up 8.6% from 2012. read more
Making Meat More Expensive Can Help Fight Climate Change, Global Warming
2013-12-20 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Softpedia: A report published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science this past Monday shows that the practice of raising animals for meat, eggs and dairy releases loads of greenhouse gases emissions on a yearly basis. Hence, it is a major contributor to climate change and global warming. A new paper in today's issue of journal Nature Climate Change offers a solution to this problem. Long story short, researchers say that making meat -- especially meat from ruminants -- more expensive...
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Tax meat to cut methane emissions, say scientists
2013-12-20 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Meat should be taxed to encourage people to eat less of it, so reducing the production of global warming gases from sheep, cattle and goats, according to a group of scientists. Several high-profile figures, from the chief of the UN's climate science panel to the economist Lord Stern, have previously advocated eating less meat to tackle global warming. The scientists' analysis, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, takes the contentious step of suggesting methane emissions be cut by...
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Meat Industry Ignores Shopper Trends At Its Own Peril
2013-12-17 22:57:00| Beef
Consumers are changing and grocery stores are having to change along with them. Ultimately, those mega-trends in consumer buying behavior will impact many aspects of ag production, including beef. read more
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