Latest News From Dr. Janeal Yancey - University of Arkansas

Those of us in the livestock business have a hard time ignoring the questions about products being sold that imitate meat. Even if we would like to deny their existence, inevitably someone will ask your opinion.

Freezing pork is the most common method for storing pork over a long period of time. Although it seems simple, meat scientist Janeal Yancey gets tons of questions about how to freeze pork right. Here are a few tips.

No one wants to waste food, especially pork, but how do you know when it's been in the refrigerator too long? Janeal Yancey, a meat scientist at the University of Arkansas, weighs in on meat color and food safety.

Did you know enough is food wasted every second in America to feed 650 people? There's no question it's hard to hear that 28% of the world’s agricultural lands are used to produce food that is wasted. 

Americans love cured pork. Unfortunately, the process of curing and some of the ingredients used have gotten a bad reputation as unhealthy or even carcinogenic.  Dr. Janeal Yancey breaks down the science of curing pork.