Smithfield Foods said it will submit a new application for a conditional use permit to build a new $1.3 billion dollar pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. The move follows a recent court order ...

For Jeff Winton, it was his 28-year-old nephew, Brooks, who worked on the family farm and took his own life in 2012. For Nichole Sargent, it was five suicides... U.S. poultry export volume exceeded ...

Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson drew laughs during a recent appearance at the Little Rock Touchdown Club when asked whether he could help finance the University of Arkansas football program in the ...

Thomas Foods International USA facility in Swedesboro, NJ. Thomas Foods International USA (TFI USA) has opened a new, nearly 10,000-square-foot employee center at its Swedesboro, N.J., processing ...

I pay my taxes religiously. I am a veteran. I vote. I am a proud citizen of the U.S., and I have been involved in the meat and poultry industry for over 40 years. The wanton destruction of our ...

USDA headquarters, Washington, D.C. (USDA photo by Christophe Paul) A federal judge is considering whether to block USDA from moving forward with a sweeping reorganization that would relocate ...

Poultry processor Bell & Evans announced a major expansion of its facility in Bethel Township, Pa. According to an announcement from Pennsylvania state government, the $152-million investment will add ...

The North Carolina meat distributor that recalled 84 tons of raw pork, beef and goat had launched but not completed the process to gain federal inspection of its cutting and packaging work, the USDA ...

Today’s cattle slaughter estimate was 108,000 head compared to 98,000 head last Wednesday for a week-to-date total of 320,000 head, compared to 301,000 during the prior week. With the week-to-date ...

The headquarters for Cargill's North American protein operations in Wichita, Kan. Photo by Getty. Cargill Inc.’s fiscal earnings fell by more than half in the first quarter, as high cattle costs ...

The price of diesel fuel is displayed at a truck stop on Sept. 11, 2026 in Miami, Fla. Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. topped $6 a gallon for the first time ever. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ...