Mechanically tenderized beef

[smcgrath76]

I suspect the reason that they are asking is that this week the new rule (courtesy of the XL Foods recall fiasco) comes into effect that mechanically tenderized meat must be noted on the label with instructions to cook until the interior temp is at least 63 degrees (might be 67).
Normally a steak or roast is low risk as the meat is only exposed to external bacteria and cooking kills the bugs on the outside of the meat. The risk with mechanical tenderization is that the needles used to do the tenderizing can push the external bacteria into/through the meat, and it may not be killed during cooking particularly if the inside is not cooked to the medium range and the internal temperature is not high enough.
I suspect they have heard it in the news this last week.

[furrowtickler]

Disease is going to kick the shat out of a lot of 'good' crops here

[Klause]

Rider I hope your joking.


Our peas have been running that high... it's root rots that move in cause peas are hosts.


New seed treatments help but in a year as wet as this year your screwed.


Apron Max and cruiser max. Same as on soybeans.

[furrowtickler]

Klause , you hittin 60 ?

[farmaholic]

But that's what the yield monitor sez!!!!
Especially when you pull back on the hydro hard ;-)

[furrowtickler]

Hm mm - yeild monitor said 62 ave last year - just funished haulin peas out net just under 70 . I guess yield monitors are useless then - your right

[blackpowder]

Can't speak for Tom. Wouldn't even try!
From road some crops good and some not. Very fussy year for seeding here for some reason. And then a little bit of everything tossed in after that.
Some canola heavy some standing up.
Early pea reports suggest shattered expectations. Wheat heads seem short.
Again, lower than past four years here for yield absolutely! 10 thru 13 outstanding. Anybody who suggests same across the board here is high on something.

[Wheatking]

SASKFARMER3 did anyone ever say this was going to be a repeat of last year. If it was said I missed it. Biggest est of the crop I've ever heard was avg at best.

You really aren't taking much of a stand when everyone agrees with you somewhat.

[farmaholic]

BP, you mean pea yields shattered in a good way or bad way? Mine suck. I will be so glad to be done some of this crap so I don't have to look at it anymore, just the shaved ground then.

[agchat]

I just swath a quarter of 5440, that was pure hell. Dam stuff averaged five feet tall. From the road looks like a hell of a crop, except dam pods are only the first foot from the top. That will make a real bin buster all right.