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This week on the MeatsPad Podcast we receive Jack Bobo, author of the book ‘Why smart people make bad food choices' During this episode, Jack shares …

This week we sat down with Dr. Jeremy Adler who is an expert on sanitation in the meat industry. Dr. Adler highlights the ins and outs of an …

This week we talk about what is happening in the meat science community with the upcoming Reciprocal Meat Conference taking place in Reno, Nevada. In addition, Dr. Bass shares about his current research on dry aging. …

We are delighted to have the opportunity to present you such a great project which is an example of giving back to the community and fighting food …

This week we sit down with Dr. Joe Regenstein to discuss about religious slaughter. His broad experience and extensive work in the kosher and halal food categories will help us to address questions from beef producers …

This week on the MeatsPad, we feature Dr. Daniel and Diana Clark from the Certified Angus Beef®brand. Today we dive into the specifications of the CAB program and to discuss about the uniqueness of CAB and what makes it …

We are very pleased to receive Karsten Schellhas on MeatsPad today! He is a 4thGeneration German Master Butcher, who worked in many countries in Europe, Canada and the USA.  He has extensive experience in the meat but …

This week we feature Diana Huerta who is an Applications Engineering Manager from Sealed Air’s Shrink Bags Product Line. Besides all her knowledge …

Let’s talk about Salt! This week we sat down with Dr. Rodrigo Tarté who is an Assistant Professor and Meat Scientist in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. He has many years of experience in …

Dr. Dale Woerner is an Associate Professor and Cargill Endowed Professor at Texas Tech University. Today, Dr. Woerner, Blake Foraker, and Jenna Frink discuss the benefits and challenges of beef X dairy crossbreeding …

We feature Rebecca Thistlethwaite who is the Director of the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN), an Extension community-of-practice …

Our guest on this week’s episode is Dr. Bucky Gwartney, an International Marketing Specialist with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. He …

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Anna Dilger, an Associate Professor of Meat Science and Muscle Biology at the University of Illinois, and we …

This week our guest is Noah Hall, a Director of Processing and Kill Floor Equipment for UltraSource in Kansas City. He will share more about his role …

We are honored to host Dr. Michael Dikeman this week on MeatsPad. Dr. Dikeman is a Professor Emeritus in Meat Science at Kansas State University. Today, he shares about his research contributions and their impact on the …

We feature Dr. Travis Arp who is the Senior Director of Export Services/Access for the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Today, Dr. Arp shares about the importance of the quality attributes of the meat produced in …

Our guest this week is Dr. Jonathan Campbell who is an Associate Professor at Penn State University. Dr. Campbell discussed today about the art of curing and the applications of Sodium Nitrate and Nitrite in processed …

In this episode we feature Dr. Kurt Vogel who is an Associate Professor of Animal Welfare and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Dr. Vogel talks about the importance of humane handling and slaughter …

Our guest this week is Dr. Aladin Bekhit, a Meat Scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Dr. Bekhit’s research …

This week our guest is Dr. Dustin Mohrhauser who is an Associate Pork Quality Manager at Smithfield Foods. He will share today with us about some routes for retail business to communicate with large pork processors when …

Our guest this week is Dr. de Mello who is the Meat Science and Food Safety Program Leader for the University of Nevada, Reno. He shares with us some of his work on meat and nutrigenomics and how feeding cattle …

This week we feature Dr. David Gerrard, a Professor and Head of the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech. Dr. Gerrard has …

Our guests this week are Collette Kaster and Deidrea Mabry who lead the American Meat Science Association (AMSA), the premier organization for meat …

Our guest this week is Dr. Sara Gragg who is an Associate Professor at Kansas State University. During this episode, she will discuss about the importance of antimicrobial interventions and she will provide an update on …

We are featuring Abbie Uhlenkott and Brendan Negri who work in an American Wagyu beef processing facility in the Northwest. Abbie grew up around cattle in rural Idaho and graduated from the University of Idaho with a …

This week, we feature Dr. Chris R. Calkins who is a Professor of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska. He earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University and a M.S. degree from the University of …

Our guest this week is Dr. Dustin Boler who is a Meat Scientist with Topigs Norsvin. He earned undergraduate degrees at Purdue University (BS ’04) …

This episode will cover the current impact of the increase in size and weight of cattle, carcasses, and subprimal cuts due to this pandemic. 

Jessica Lancaster is a third year PhD student at the University of Idaho …

Our guest this week is Dr. Jennifer Acuff, an Assistant Professor of Food Microbiology at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. Although her …

We feature Dr. Phil Bass who is an Assistant Professor and Meat Scientist at the University of Idaho. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in …

During this episode, we are excited to have Dr. Ranjith Ramanathan as our guest. Dr. Ram is an Associate Professor of Meat Science in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Ram …

Our guest this week is Derek Schroeder who is a slaughter equipment and meat processing specialist at Ultrasource. He is from Northeast Nebraska. Derek earned his BS in Animal Science at the University of …

We feature Nelson Gaydos, an Outreach Specialist, at the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP). He graduated from Penn State with both a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and a Master’s Degree in Animal Science …

In episode #5, we feature Dr. Brandon Goehring, a Technical Services Manager at Visko Teepak. He finished his BS in Animal Science at Iowa State University.  He completed his MS and PhD at Kansas State university …

This week, we feature Dr. Elizabeth Boyle, a Professor in Meat Science in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University. She will discuss about a peer-reviewed journal article that was …

Dr. Carlos Campabadal, an extension specialist at Kansas State University, discussed about the current situation with corn prices and how the …

We are featuring Dr. Jorge Simroth, a Feedlot Nutritional and Production Consultant at Feedlot Health Management Services in Okotoks, Alberta, …

In this episode, we feature Dr. John M. Gonzalez who is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia. Dr. Gonzalez obtained his B.S. in …