Producer Owned Beef LLC, a US beef processing facility owned by cattle producers and operated by beef processing industry veterans, received $12.232 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund.

The National Pork Board and the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have sponsored the Secure Pork Supply Plans, a voluntary program to prepare for a transboundary or foreign animal disease outbreak in the United States.

Hormel Foods Corp. will begin operating under a new model on Oct. 31, with three segments — Retail, Foodservice and International.

The biggest challenge facing the beef processing sector will come late in the year as ongoing liquidation starts to show up in smaller supplies of both fed and non-fed cattle.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a subsidiary of JBS S.A., released its 2021 Sustainability Report that shows the company’s progress toward its 2030 goals announced last year.

Kansas State University experts highlight the demand for direct-to-consumer meat processing.

A superior court judge in the District of Columbia denied Smithfield Food Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the meat producer misrepresented to consumers that a US meat shortage was imminent at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. 

The Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) announced the findings of a recent report on the state of Minnesota’s small meat processors.

A cooperative agreement signed by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the state of Oregon will permit state inspection of meat products produced for shipment in Oregon.

Perdue Farms recently released its Fiscal Year 2022 Company Stewardship Report highlighting some areas of the company, including food, environment, people and partners.