Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he has struck a deal with Delaware and Virginia counterparts and the federal government to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks at meat processing plants on the Delmarva ...

On the heels of President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order to increase competition in the U.S., USDA says the President’s actions will also level the playing field for family farmers and ranchers.

USDA is making $200 million available to create a new meat processing capacity expansion program, providing $25 million for workforce training under the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced is has invested more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in an effort to transform the food system at ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced further actions intended to make the domestic poultry market “more competitive, affordable, and transparent”. Proposed rules under the Packers and ...

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SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Recent land records from Washington County, Ark., stated that Tyson Foods Inc. acquired a former Cargill ...

In a typical poultry processing facility, much of the waste is simply dumped in a landfill or incinerated. Two experimental new processes, however, make use of the feathers, blood and bones – plus one ...