Industry and academic experts will discuss emerging innovations in pet food manufacturing, including shelf-life enhancement and the humanization of pet food, during a sponsored session at the AMSA 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference on June 22, 2026.

The USDA/FSIS Update at the 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference, sponsored by the AMSA Development Council, will bring together food safety leaders to discuss regulatory priorities, emerging research, modernization strategies, and technological innovations shaping the future of science-based food safety in the meat and poultry industries.

The AMSA 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference will feature the session “Leveraging Innovation and Technology to Reduce Food Waste,” highlighting how industry innovation and emerging technologies can improve sustainability, efficiency, and value creation across the beef supply chain.

The AMSA 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) will feature the industry-focused session “New Technologies in Foreign Objects” on June 22, 2026, in Amarillo/Canyon, Texas, bringing together experts to explore emerging technologies, regulatory developments, and integrated food safety strategies aimed at improving foreign material detection, prevention, and product integrity in the meat and poultry industry.

The AMSA 79th RMC will feature a timely industry session, sponsored by IFF and Kraft Heinz, exploring how evolving regulations and consumer demand for transparency and clean labels are driving innovation and commercialization strategies in meat and poultry products.

The AMSA 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference will host a sponsored session highlighting innovative research and technologies advancing the understanding, evaluation, and management of meat quality across the beef industry.

Meat & Metabolic Health Takes Center Stage at AMSA 79th RMC in Amarillo AMSA will host a timely and science-driven concurrent session, “Meat & Metabolic Health: Evidence-Based Insights on Nutrition and Disease Prevention,” during the 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) in Amarillo/Canyon, Texas. Sponsored by Cargill, this session will bring together leading experts to explore the critical role of dietary protein and animal-source foods in human health and chronic disease prevention. The session will feature three distinguished researchers presenting cutting-edge insights at the intersection of nutrition, metabolism, and disease.

The 2026 AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference will convene June 22–24 in Amarillo/Canyon, Texas, featuring a keynote sponsored by empirical foods where Vance Crowe will address leading through rapid industry change and uncertainty.

A keynote panel will examine how water constraints in the Texas Panhandle are shaping resilient, sustainable approaches to food production and informing broader strategies for long-term food security.

Dr. Frank Dunshea has been named the 2026 AMSA International Lectureship Award recipient and will present research at the 79th RMC on a predictive model designed to enhance pork eating quality and consumer satisfaction.