In today’s poultry processing environment, where consumer expectations and regulatory scrutiny continue to rise, processors face compounding challenges including ensuring product quality, reducing ...

Advanced disinfection technologies show promise to meet stricter food safety regulations while improving sustainability.

The key to understanding the complexities in the debate over the line speed issue for poultry production is to recognize that there is a distinct difference between the line speed for slaughter and ...

The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry sector’s slaughter and processing workforce has ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced March 25 additional resources to help increase and expand meat and poultry processing capacity, including the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity ...

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 ...

On Nov. 1, Tom Vilsack, United States Department of Agriculture secretary, announced the Biden-Harris administration has provided $223 million in grants and loans to meat and poultry processors on ...

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 ...

Faster, but how much faster? Pushing production to maximum efficiency while maintaining food safety and worker safety begs that question. When it comes to answering it, not surprisingly, there is a ...

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.

KANSAS CITY — A team of Kansas State University researchers is using a $1 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture – and an additional grant from the State of Kansas – to study how to ...