AG Week

Meat processing is at the heart of this rural Minnesota town's revitalization

WAUBUN, Minn. — “We aren’t dummies,” Paul Benson said to his best friend Doyle Turner several years ago as the two discussed how they should start a business from the ground up that could be ...
AgWeb

Vilsack to Announce $500 Million to Expand Small, Medium Meat Processing Plants

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is expected to announce $500 million in new funds to expand meat processing capacity across the U.S. during a trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Friday. According to Farm ...
Forbes

Why Faster Meat Processing Lines Won’t Make America Healthy Again

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Errol Schweizer has the essential take on the grocery industry. The Trump USDA continues its regressive policy approach to food ...
AG Week

Wall Meat Processing plans to expand in western South Dakota with USDA Grant

Wall Meat Processing has locations in both Wall and Rapid City and after receiving a $3.3 million grant from the USDA, they plan to expand and continue their work. Wall Meat Processing started to ...
Forbes

How Meat Processing Workers Are Fighting For Safer Working Conditions

A recent bill authored by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Cal.) seeks to address the enormous power gap in the meat sector and make processing plants safer for workers. The bill has ...
AZOM

Meat Processing: The Challenges in Foreign Object Detection

Meat processing is fundamentally associated with risks that pose challenges to food processors in terms of the quality and safety of products. Avoiding the chance of foreign object contamination is a ...