The October 2018 issue of Independent Processor features our cover story on Cincinnati's goetta sausage festival, how to find and retain employees in the meat industry, and much more.
Each August, Glier's takes over Northern Kentucky's Newport on the Levee park for a four-day festival called Goettafest. The festival, which attracts more than 200,000 people, features game booths, two music stages, drinks, a children’s play area and, of course, goetta.
Today's unemployment numbers are historically low, and companies across the country in every sector of the meat industry are facing employee shortages.
The American Association of Meat Processors, along with others in the industry, are making great progress in our work with FSIS to come up alternatives better suited to help small processors meet the regulatory requirements.
I want to update you on the progress of some of the regulatory matters that Nelson, AAMP's outreach specialist, and I have been working on. We just received the final version of the Foreign Materials Best Practices paper that has been a work in progress for a few years now.
The German Butchers' Association (DFV) has again formed an alliance with the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) to enable American producers to participate in their international quality competition.
At the American Meat Science Associations' 71st Annual Reciprocal Meat Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, industry leaders discussed how genetics and consumer trends drive the desire for the best beef.
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