Despite cost pressures and market instability around the world, U.S. pork exports are showing some bright spots.

Six-time World Barbecue Champion and Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee Tuffy Stone recently visited with The National Provisioner to discuss what makes great barbecue.

St. Louis-based marketer of charcuterie products Volpi Foods is entering its 120th year, and in line with Volpi’s ongoing sustainability efforts that milestone brought to mind the question of what would the company’s next 100 years look like.

I enjoyed many unforgettable eating experiences, and much of the time it was the meat that made the memory.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation (against California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s production standards.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry seized more than 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat.

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is allowing three pork plants to boost their processing line speeds this month as part of a trial program that started during the Trump administration.