USDA replaces Food Pyramid with Plate

by Nate Rafn

The USDA recently unveiled their replacement for the outdated Food Pyramid. On Thursday, June 2nd, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady Michelle Obama, and Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin announced the new plate icon at a press conference. The USDA has also created a new website, www.choosemyplate.gov, designed to help Americans make better food choices.

Scio Poultry Processing gives up USDA Grant of Inspection

 by Nate Rafn

Until recently, Scio Poultry Processing was one of only two United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspected poultry plants in Oregon that served other growers. The other is Dayton Meats, which primarily processes red meat. Most of the poultry processed at Dayton Meats is used for products manufactured by Pacific Foods, the parent company.