meat

The USDA is rocking its comfortable relationship with some of its biggest constituents -- the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, for one -- with its announcement that nutritional labeling will be required beginning Jan. 1, 2012. The new labels will detail the number of calories and the grams...

Since the mad cow scare of 2003, South Korea has been a tough market for U.S. beef: The country first banned it, then severely limited imports. But a pending new trade agreement could mark the resumption of normal trade and the start of a more prosperous era for American beef exports.

The burger or bacon you put on your plate is likely at its most expensive since the 1980s, and it's only going to get pricier. The surging price of corn futures - which allow farmers to lock in the price of the grain for an extended period - means few farmers are expanding their herds, Bloomberg...

Hoping to stop more small ranches from failing, the Obama administration has proposed a new antitrust rule. But ranchers are divided about whether it will help or hurt them. At a workshop Friday, some argued the rule could end up reducing their earnings.

A New York company is recalling 380,000 pounds of lunch meat to be used in sandwiches sold at Walmart stores nationwide because the meat may be contaminated with Listeria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. Zemco Industries of Buffalo distributed the meat to delis, where it was used in...

It's hard to beat a mouthwatering steak grilled on the barbecue during the summer. But which ones provide the best sizzle for the price? Fortunately, tough times mean that most people don't have to go for the least expensive cuts. This year, the higher-quality cuts now sell for less. Here are the 10 most popular cuts for grilling this summer.

More Americans are developing a taste for bison, with consumption growing at double digits for each of the past five years. Can the bison industry keep up?

Meat eaters, brace yourselves for higher prices in the months to come. After a long economic slide, U.S. beef prices are rising again, as demand both at home and abroad increases. American consumers must now compete with Asian customers for popular beef short ribs.

The New York Times reports that one of the main suppliers of processed beef filler to fast food restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King -- not to mention school lunch and grocery store meat -- had been using ammonia as a means of killing E. coli O157:H7 and salmonella. Yes. Ammonia. Years...

The most under-reported news item from the Christmas weekend was the recall of 248,000 pounds of factory beef due to E. Coli O157:H7 contamination. The USDA reports that the source of the poisoned beef is National Steak and Poultry, a meat processing company out of Owasso, Oklahoma. There's no...