COVID-19 continues to disrupt expected patterns in the meat and poultry industry.

A recent spate of high-profile ransomware attacks has caught many off guard. Unfortunately, this sort of attack is in its relative infancy.

No two years in farming are alike or free of drama.
This year there is a dramatic reduction in supply, a drought in parts of the corn belt and the significant increase in oil prices.

“2020 was the year that no one saw coming,” said Jonathan Amidei, chief operating officer of Swaggerty Sausage Co. Inc.

The Greatest Gains chart is designed to showcase the companies that have shown the strongest growth over the past year. These are not necessarily the largest companies in the country. However, their successful years deserve to be mentioned as well.