On October 15, 2024, OSHA issued Inspection Guidance for Animal Slaughtering and Processing Establishments that updates enforcement protocols for the agency’s field staff and compliance guidance for ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the availability of $8.5 million through the Food and Fiber Processing Grant Program on ...

As more consumers seek locally sourced products to connect with the land, many farmers and ranchers are stepping up to meet demand. The market for direct-to-consumer beef has grown substantially ...

Within animal feed processing systems, integrated equipment is commonly used to complete processes such as raw material handling, batching, mixing, pelletizing, drying, and packaging. These systems ...

Jeff Backer and Dave Viola are raising about 400 pigs on their farm in Northwood, New Hampshire. The pair sell specialty sausage and salami to customers throughout New England. But they’ve had some ...

Jeff Backer and Dave Viola are raising about 400 pigs on their farm in Northwood, N.H. The pair sell specialty sausage and salami to customers throughout New England. But they’ve had some trouble ...

Jul. 11—Longtime Colorado rancher Orvis "Chip" Meston opened High Plains Processing in Las Vegas, N.M., in 2021 after investing $1.6 million in improvements to a vacant meat-processing plant. The ...

As consumers increasingly seek out food products that match their ideas of how livestock or crops should be raised in an ethical system, so do shoppers look for other goods — think things like boots — ...

Jeff Backer (L) and Dave Viola (R) stand near their pigs on Short Creek Farm. Jeff Backer and Dave Viola are raising about 400 pigs on their farm in Northwood, New Hampshire. The pair sell specialty ...