Lab-Grown Chicken in Japan and New Ag Career Numbers
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Researchers in Japan have produced nugget-sized chunks of chicken using animal cells, signaling a breakthrough in lab-grown food production.
Creating thicker portions of meat is difficult without blood vessels, which help oxygen and nutrients keep tissue alive and healthy.
Scientists at the University of Tokyo invented a process that mimics blood vessels, therefore enabling tissues to grow stronger, and produced a bite-sized chunk of chicken at 10 grams that indicates improved texture.
**The UK has brought a temporary ban on bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.
Travelers have not been allowed to bring back items such as cured meat and cheese since last Saturday due to the growing outbreak on the continent.
The restrictions apply regardless of whether the goods are packaged or bought from duty free.
**The 2025 Feeding the Economy Report says over 47 million people in the U.S. work in the agricultural and food industries, 29% of the U.S. population.
However, there are many more jobs that aren’t considered “ag” careers that play a critical role in producing food and getting it to consumers.
For example, ag business careers include lawyers, human resources, office managers, ecologists, truck drivers, service techs and many more.
