5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (326+ words) President Donald Trump suggested that cattle processing by ranchers would be safer than in plants owned by the four largest beef packers, whom he accused of being monopolists. In an Oval Office signing surrounded by ranchers on Friday for a…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1471+ words) A small, mostly regional processor, Sam A. Lupo & Sons harnesses industrious local roots to go toe to toe with major competitors. A stone arch etched with the words “Home of the Square Deal” welcomes entrants to Endicott, N.Y., an almost…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (272+ words) Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) said he planned to introduce legislation to reverse the Trump administration’s temporary expansion of the tariff-rate quota for imported lean beef trimmings. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Aug. 26 increasing the amount of lean beef trimmings…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (258+ words) Attorneys representing beef purchasers asked a federal judge to award $27.5 million in legal fees from Tyson Foods’ $82.5 million settlement of long-running beef price-fixing litigation. The direct purchaser plaintiffs filed the request Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (197+ words) U.S. beef exports held steady in volume but increased in value during July as strong demand across several markets helped offset continued weakness in China, according to USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. July beef exports totaled 89,139 metric tons,…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (227+ words) President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at supporting U.S. cattle producers, including measures directing USDA to increase Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement and expand interstate market access for small and regional meat processors. Under one order, USDA was directed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1643+ words) The pork industry’s yearslong effort to rein in California’s Proposition 12 has reached another pivotal point, but whether Congress will provide the federal solution many producers have sought remains far from certain. The House passed a farm bill this spring containing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (318+ words) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has said that shuttered Tyson Foods beef plants would not be sold to foreign buyers, but the company on Wednesday denied any intentions to limit its options. Attending the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Rollins…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (101+ words) Tom Johnston has four Jesse H. Neal Awards to his credit for contributions to Meatingplace, in addition to two (regional, national) awards from the American Society of Business Publications Editors. Johnston leads digital and print editorial content, while serving as a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) Johnston’s Meat Market, which has operated in Monticello, Fla., since 1926, is expanding to a second location in the Sunshine State. According to an announcement on the company’s Facebook page, Johnston’s will operate a new butcher shop in Tallahassee. “We are…...