The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend its regulations to allow poultry and pork processing plants to operate at higher line speeds. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said ...
The pork industry is awaiting action by USDA ahead of Nov. 30 on whether processing plants can move to the faster line speeds that a few facilities have been allowed to use in a time-limited trial.
Talk to any farmer who used to raise pigs, and they’ll more than likely tell you it all changed in 1998. That’s the year that draws memories of agony and financial pain for many. Hog margins bled red, ...
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it plans to permanently allow U.S. poultry and pork processing plants to operate more quickly, raising concerns among advocacy ...
As the pork and poultry industries cheer deregulation that will let them permanently increase the speed of production lines at slaughterhouses, workers say they’re already moving too fast. “We don’t ...
STAPLES, MINN. – Farmers Union Processing + Meats recently announced plans to open a meat processing plant in Staples, Minn., ...
The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing new rules that would allow faster line speeds at pork and poultry processing facilities. This week's Open Mic guest is ...
The Trump administration has directed the US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to accelerate pork and poultry processing by removing “outdated” administrative requirements. These “outdated” ...