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Tyson to close beef, pork facility; 809 employees impacted

Tyson Foods is closing its beef and pork non-harvest processing facility in Emporia...

Agreement returns Murphy Family to independent pork producers

Murphy Family Ventures and Smithfield Foods announced an agreement that will re-establish...

Public health alert issued for illegally imported meat

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health...

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Monday, December 02, 2024

US tightens import restrictions after screwworm detection

Trade deal with Vietnam a 'top priority': NPPC

2025’s hot culinary trends revealed

Unilever looking to sell Vegetarian Butcher brand: report

Yet another country joins HPAI list with first-reported infection

USMEF showcases US red meat in Peru, Chile

Online direct sales course for producers: Where’s the Beef?

Giving Back Briefs: Thanksgiving efforts benefit several organizations

Friday, November 29, 2024

New tariffs may provide financial boost for U.S. food producers: Analyst

Feedlot Inventories and Heifer Dynamics: Peel

NIFA grants $26.8M toward small biz innovations

Environment ranks low in motivating Americans’ meat choices

More details released involving sanitation company fined for child labor

Meat industry looks at potential for US beef, pork in Korea

Resources needed to fight 'unwarranted' sanitary rules: USMEF

HPAI Roundup: Canadian teen, public health concerns, H5N1 mutations

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Mexico threatens trade war if Trump implements tariffs

Mintel reveals trends shaping future of food, drink

Butterball, StoryCorps team up to archive holiday stories

Turkey was first among meaty equals for the Godmother of Thanksgiving

E.W. Grobbel Sons acquires bankrupt processor

Canadian immigration changes worry pork producers

Embrace the grind for turkey: Economist

Whole Foods unveils top food trends for 2025

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

‘Ghost cattle’ operator takes another swing at Tyson

US sends turkeys to India in ‘historic milestone’

Beyond Meat bids for lawsuit dismissal

Giving Back briefs: Mountaire, Tyson, Smithfield

Boar’s Head launches food safety web page after Listeria outbreaks

Cattle on feed report shows highest count of 2024

Walmart brings back holiday meal deal

Is turkey still the Thanksgiving main dish?

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Meat industry groups react to Trump’s USDA selection

JBS announces $2.5B, six-plant commitment in Nigeria

Biden spares two gobblers in annual turkey ritual

The Caribbean island where U.S. pork exports are up 300%

USDA transition snagged on ethics law: Vilsack

Hearthside enters bankruptcy restructuring

Iowa can't block SNAP users from buying alt-meat

ASF could boost U.S. pork exports to Dominican Rep: USDA

Monday, November 25, 2024

Trump names choice to lead USDA

Lawmakers upset over lack of response from Vilsack

Impossible pulls ground sausage products

Delta teams up with burger chain for in-flight meal

Regulators accuse cleaning service of hiring minors at Iowa plant

HPAI toll on Utah turkey farms tops 107K in two weeks

Processor investing $145M for facility expansion

News Briefs: Jennie-O, Forum Meat, Chunk Foods, Tönnies Group

Friday, November 22, 2024

Potential mass deportation could impact meat industry

Processor expands recall due to Listeria concerns

FSIS announces leadership changes

ASF called ‘endemic’ in Dominican Rep.

Indiana AG presses Tyson about alleged employment of illegal workers

CDC closes Boar’s Head recall, raises case count

First US child case of H5N1 confirmed

Giving back briefs: Hormel, Lynch Companies, National Cattlemen’s Foundation, Tyson

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Packer recalls 167K lbs of ground beef on E. coli concerns

Texas processor execs named Ernst & Young's 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year

Tyson announces limited edition nuggets with ‘America’s Team’

Pork burger impresses Colombian palates

Employee dies at JBS facility in Arizona

Thanksgiving is cheaper, but not cheap: AFBF

Meat Institute hammers non-tariff trade barriers

Jackfruit hybrid burger coming to foodservice

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

October proves to be monster month for meat retail sales

Beef benefits key age groups: research

USAID provides $10M to extend food safety research at Purdue U

News Briefs: Whetstone-Anmar, Smithfield, Conagra, Hormel

McDonald’s goes all-in for latest U.S. McRib revival

Meat buyer sues BJ Wholesale for alleged workplace discrimination

Minnesota college opens modular meat plant

New HPAI cases in humans, new research funding announced