Northern Beef Packers delays paychecks, searching for more funding July 23, 2013 No Comments The Northern Beef Packers plant in the northern South Dakota city of Aberdeen is delaying worker paychecks because of financial woes.Read More
New York gets new mobile poultry processing unit July 23, 2013 No Comments The new unit provides poultry producers a way to have their birds processed locally, and certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Read More
Breaking News AMI president/CEO Boyle to step down at end of 2013 Boyle's 24 years at the helm of AMI stands as longest tenure of any president/CEO of the organization. July 19, 2013 No Comments Patrick Boyle will serve through the end of 2013, after 24 years of service to the meat and poultry industries.Read More
AMI's annual Hot Dog Lunch hits home run on Capitol Hill July 18, 2013 No Comments More than 1,000 Capitol Hill lawmakers, staff, meat industry representatives and members of the media attend the event.Read More
Food Safety Summit Educational Advisory Board members announced; call for papers for 2014 event July 18, 2013 No Comments The EAB is comprised of industry leaders including eight new members for 2014. Read More
New JBS 5 Star Beef website highlights quality beef July 17, 2013 No Comments 5StarBeef.com is an interactive website that serves as a sales resource and informational tool for retail and foodservice operators.Read More
Pork producers seeing profits again, may lead to record pork supply July 16, 2013 No Comments Higher prices for pork and lower prices for feed mean that U.S. hog farmers are making money for the first time in a year.Read More
Meyer Natural Foods launches humane handling program July 16, 2013 No Comments Program designed to establish strict standards and benefit cattle and producersRead More
Pilgrim’s to cut 200 jobs in Chattanooga July 15, 2013 No Comments The company’s cook and cold storage facilities in its Market Street building will be shut down within the next two weeks.Read More
Valley Meat lawsuit transferred to New Mexico court July 14, 2013 No Comments A federal lawsuit seeking an emergency injunction to overturn the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent permit approval for a horse meat plant in Roswell has been transferred from U.S. District Court in California.Read More