Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan, Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Oklahoma State University, speaks with Francisco Najar-Villareal about meat color and shelf life research in the latest episode of MeatsPad, a meat-science podcast supported by The National Provisioner. To subscribe directly to MeatsPad, visit www.meatspad.com.

Verde has had to speed up a planned expansion as demand for its grass-fed beef skyrockets during the Coronavirus pandemic. Founder/CEO Dana Ehrlich speaks to Independent Processor editor-in-chief Sam Gazdziak about the company’s adaptations during this uncertain time.

Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief of The National Provisioner, and Dr. Phil Bass, University of Idaho, talk about what history tells us about the meat industry’s resilience and its ability to create a new, better normal in the wake of catastrophic events.

Grocery delivery service relies on local food producers to satisfy its customers.

Independent Processor editor Sam Gazdziak talks with Fresh Picks co-founder Irv Cernauskas about how the company is thinking local in order to supply the Chicago-Milwaukee area.

Travis Koch of Overstreet, Homar & Kuker discusses how processors should handle and respond to employee walkouts and demonstrations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christine Tenley, Burr & Forman LLP, discusses how processors are trying to balance their employees’ safety and health with having to stay in operation under the President’s Executive Order, and offers a few examples of successful initiatives she has seen in the industry.

With wage and hour battles having happened in the past in the industry, Travis Koch of Overstreet, Homar & Kuker discusses the potential for litigation to arise from the COVID-19 pandemic and what processors can do now to prepare.