Four big meatpackers control most of the beef slaughter. Farm groups say less market competition means lower prices for cattle. But new company Cattlemen’s Heritage plans to build a facility on the ...

While many large meat processing plants slowed down or temporarily closed due to the spread of COVID-19 among their employees, many small, local meat lockers are seeing a boom in demand for custom ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in early June sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture committees to address areas of concern in the cattle and beef industry. The association ...

For Pennsylvania rancher Michael Kovach, the lack of slaughter facilities near his farm has been a burden for many years. Kovach sells his pork, beef, lamb and chicken onsite at his own farm stand.

JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, reported a $617 million adjusted operating loss for its beef business over the past year, widening the $37 million loss reported a year ago.

California is not likely to suffer a beef shortage as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic but the industry's processing plants and distribution chain are already heavily strained, a group of ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A possible beef-processing plant in Lincoln County would be much smaller than its national counterparts and larger than a typical small-town locker. East Dakota Beef had ...

While many large meat processing plants slowed down or temporarily closed due to the spread of COVID-19 among their employees, many small, local meat lockers are seeing a boom in demand for custom ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. WALL, S.D. –The 2,400 square-foot Wall Meat Processing plant is ...