Everybody says the “Big Four” packers — Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill and National Beef — control 85% of the beef industry. But the facts are a lot more complicated. The... This week Rep. Thomas Massie (R ...

Listeria bacteria (Photo by Getty). The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted its fiscal year 2027 Annual Sampling Program Plan, noting an increased focus on better controlling ...

Image courtesy of Smithfield Foods. A South Dakota Circuit Court Judge is sending a conditional use permit for Smithfield to build a $1.3 billion pork processing plant in Sioux Falls back to the local ...

Darling Ingredients Inc., the world’s largest recycler and converter of animal agriculture and food industry byproducts, has closed the sale of its CTH branded sausage casing business to SARIA for an ...

Meat snacks are a continuing bright spot for Conagra Brands, President and CEO John Brase told Wall Street analysts in the company’s recent earnings call. Brase pointed out that while Conagra’s snacks ...

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 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) ...

Pork packer margins closed out September in positive territory amidst a challenging 2026. According to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Sept. 26, packer margins were $6.98/head, up ...

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 ...

Hormel Foods Corp. announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire family-owned chicken processor Brakebush Brothers LLC for $1.055 billion. The acquisition of the Westfield, Wis ...

Three cattle industry groups warned that recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas is disrupting livestock operations and could contribute to higher beef ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week suggested that other animal proteins could be affordable alternatives to beef for inflation-pressed consumers. In an interview this week with Trump ...