Florida Craft Beer Growth and Super Bowl Food Safety
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**In the past decade, the Florida craft beer industry has experienced explosive growth, expanding from 66 to 396 breweries.
A new “Ask IFAS” study from UF/IFAS provides a snapshot of the industry and explains what the boom means for brewers.
Of the 582 Florida adults surveyed, 72% said they purchased craft beer at least some of the time, highlighting the craft beer’s “diverse appeal beyond a narrowly defined demographic.”
www.morningagclips.com/uf-study-taps-into-flourishing-florida-craft-beer-market/
**If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party this year, keep food safety in your playbook.
The USDA says one of the biggest threats to a successful game day meal is bacteria that causes foodborne illness.
Pizza, chicken wings, hamburgers, chili, and other Super Bowl favorites shouldn’t stay at room temp for more than two hours.
Serve takeout or delivered food promptly or keep smaller portions refrigerated until ready to serve.
**The first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu has been reported on a California duck farm.
Reuters says authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same Merced County farm.
A recent bird flu outbreak in Georgia poultry is set to trigger trade restrictions from major meat importers.
The USDA attributes the rise in egg costs to the bird flu outbreak that’s put a strain on the number of layers.
