The US meat industry has welcomed the Japanese government’s approval of a trade deal between the two countries that could see meat exports grow to $5bn by 2025.
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) has called for an investigation into Brazilian processor Marfrig Global Foods’ acquisition of a larger stake in the National Beef Packing Company.
Injuries and illnesses amongst workers in the US meat and poultry processing industry reached all-time lows in 2018, a new government report has found.
Canadian water treatment specialists Solugen Inc. has launched its new process for the treatment and purification of wastewater from the agricultural and industrial sectors.
US processor Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy are to double their investment in renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across the US to $500m through 2028.
From Perdue’s Chicken Plus nuggets combining chicken, plant proteins and veggies, to Tyson’s Raised & Rooted burgers combining regular and plant-based beef, a new wave of ‘hybrid’ or ‘blended’ products is hitting the meat case. But are these the meaty...
Flavour and high costs remain two of the biggest challenges that the cell-based meat sector needs to overcome before production for everyday consumers can be realised, but its potential benefits for customisation are unrivalled, according to a recent...
US processor Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, has created a new team focused on the value added and case ready categories.
Co-Alliance and Farmer’s Grain & Feed Co. are in the start up phase and turning on their joint venture feed mill in Indiana following more than a year of construction.
US processor Smithfield Foods, along with Dominion Energy, has broken ground on what is being described as North Carolina’s largest renewable natural gas (RNG) project.
US processor Tyson Foods has created a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to help the company develop more automation and robotics for its food production plants.
Equipment manufacturing company Foodmate has unveiled its latest innovation, which uses X-ray technology for detecting poultry kneecap and thigh lengths when cutting.
Linde LLC, a pioneer in cryogenic food processing, is now offering an advanced approach to impingement freezing with an improved design that provides lower operating costs for poultry meat processors.
Consumer demand for sustainable food has prompted US meat processor Tyson Foods to partner with the Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) to develop its sustainability strategy.
The US meat and poultry packers and processors industry continued to make significant progress in workplace safety last year, as the newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) incidence rate for non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses reached...
Cell-based meat outfit Memphis Meats and the US trade body North American Meat Institute (NAMI) have joined forces to lobby the government on the jurisdiction of cell-based meat products.
US-based pork processor Sioux-Preme Packing has had plans to expand its pork harvest operation in Sioux County approved by the Iowa Economic Development Board.
Canadian-based Maple Leaf Foods has pledged to become the “most sustainable protein company on earth” by investing $28 million in a range of animal welfare technology at its poultry processing plant in Edmonton.
US protein company Stampede Meats has taken its business outside Illinois for the first time after investing US$36m to re-open a former Tyson Foods facility in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
