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Dominican Republic culls pigs as ASF spreads to 11 provinces
The Dominican Republic said African swine fever (ASF) has now been detected in backyard...
FSIS posts advisory reports on water use, RTE testing
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published on its website two...
Local food label coming to Canadian province
Canadians may soon find it easier to purchase food “Made in Alberta, by Albertans...
Giving back: Perdue, Gwaltney, JBS Beefitarian campaign, Piedmontese
Perdue awards $1.25M for financial literacy center Perdue Farms' charitable foundation...
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Labor shortage spurs pay increases, signing bonuses at plants
ASF in the Western Hemisphere has pork sector on alert
NAMI launches Emerging Leaders Program
Appeals court rejects R-CALF's Beef Checkoff challenge
Tyson mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for all U.S. employees
FSIS says employees must mask up in regulated establishments
Tyson agrees to $21M settlement in grower antitrust case
EPA, Army to hold public meetings on WOTUS definition
Monday, August 02, 2021
China slaughter surge implies pork import slowdown: Rabobank
U.S. House reps ask USDA to focus investment on small processing operations
Tyson Hanceville, Ala. rendering plant blaze extinguished
News briefs: The New Primal, Bojangle's, Bar-S, USDA
Drought data tracks worsening conditions in U.S. West
Hog dealer says former workers cheated pork producers
Labor dispute at Olymel hog plant moves into fourth month
Quiznos owner to acquire Church’s Chicken
Friday, July 30, 2021
Greater Omaha Packing recalls 295,000 pounds of beef
Illinois meat packer prepares to reopen after 2018 fire
HelloFresh launches online store, ready-to-heat meals
News briefs: AMSA, Stryve, Old Trapper, USPOULTRY, Slim Jim, Holy Cow
Pilgrim’s Pride on firm financial footing: analysts
Former Tyson maintenance manager sentenced to prison
S.D. county residents reject beef plant in referendum
Australian livestock org granted $1.5M to diversify export channels
Koch Foods, four Pilgrim’s execs indicted for price fixing
Thursday, July 29, 2021
ASF cases confirmed in Dominican Republic: USDA
Appeals court denies NPPC's Prop 12 challenge
Pilgrim's Q2 sales jump 29% on foodservice comeback
AMSA names winner of industry service award
Beef between producers, packers takes center stage on Capitol Hill
Pilgrim’s CEO: Poultry production dinged by labor and chick issues
George's frozen, cooked burgers debut at Walmart
Dickey's adds BBQ locations, builds virtual wing and burger brands
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Perdue Farms settles part of long-running broiler antitrust case
Tyson-backed study finds restaurants want simpler menus
FSIS updates E. coli prevention guidelines for beef
KSU receives USDA grant for local processing research
Tyson testifies in Senate hearing on market manipulation (Updated)
Ideal Meat & Provisions gets new owner
McDonald’s, Wingstop see Q2 sales climb in stores and online
Poultry roundtable seeks comments on sustainability framework
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Online grocery sales slow, but demand for pickup firm
C&S Wholesale buys Albertsons frozen contract
In Oklahoma, a changing meat industry landscape
News briefs: The Fresh Market, Creekstone Farms, Perdue Farms, JBS' Planterra, Veroni
Fire destroys Nova Scotia slaughterhouse; cause undetermined
Chicken craze still has legs: Technomic
Bad biofilms could be used for good in plant sanitation: USDA
USDA makes $16.6M available to socially disadvantaged, veteran ranchers and farmers
Monday, July 26, 2021
Canada invests $5M to expand Quebec hog plant
Robert Kiolbassa, Texas sausage maker, dies at 84
FSIS sets new HACCP model for beef slaughter
Misbranding prompts small beef jerky recall
Schools brace for food supply shortages from pandemic fallout: WSJ
USDA data show reduced cattle numbers now and later: Peel
AAMP elects new president
Plant-based bacon sales jump
Friday, July 23, 2021
Red meat in freezers at depressed levels, still declining
Silver Fern to launch carbon-zero beef line in U.S.
JBS says its free college tuition program is proving popular
News briefs: USDA, duBreton, Belcampo, Land O'Frost, Maple Leaf
OSHA says 6 deaths preventable in FFG nitrogen leak, finds 59 violations (Updated)
JBS settles pork price-fixing case for $20 million
Italian deli meat firms team up for U.S. expansion
Grocery shoppers heading back into physical stores: survey
Thursday, July 22, 2021
USDA looks for meat exports to rise this year, then level off
Supermarket chain launches private-label fresh chicken line
UK meat group warns shutdowns possible as Covid-19 spikes
4505 Meats unveils chef-created sausage snacks
Pilgrim’s workers in Waco, Texas, join UFCW, union says
Tyson Foods joins McDonald’s in diversity drive
Beef Checkoff finds most consumers view beef as nutritious
Creator of alt-meat made from fungi reels in $350M
