1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (280+ words) The Spotsylvania County, Va., Board of Supervisors voted 7-0 on Tuesday to approve a permit for a new USDA-inspected meat processing facility, despite opposition from nearby residents concerned about odors, traffic and potential environmental impacts. The project, proposed for Orange Plank…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (210+ words) Direct cash help for beef packers that excludes the “Big Four” companies that slaughter at least 80% of U.S. cattle is a “band-aid” that fails to protect industry jobs, a major union representing meat processing workers said this week. “The…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (388+ words) Smithfield Foods has selected Chicago-based Epstein as the design-build contractor for its planned $1.3 billion packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, S.D., a project state officials have described as the largest business investment in South Dakota history. The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (240+ words) Peter Thomas Ricci is the Managing Editor at Meatingplace magazine, where he brings over a decade of journalism experience to covering the American meat processing industry. His role encompasses writing feature articles, contributing to the publication’s twice-daily newsletter, and visiting…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (47+ words) Meatingplace South Dakota OKs $30 Million Tax Rebate for Smithfield Plant Relocation This content is for Meatingplace members only. Already a member? Log in. The information source for the meat and poultry processing industry since 1993....

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (163+ words) A community meeting regarding the newly announced $1.3 billion Smithfield Foods facility in northwestern Sioux Falls captured local controversy and disagreement about the project. According to an Argus Leader report of the March 9 meeting, more than 100 residents of the Crooks, S.D., community…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (307+ words) Sens. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Tina Smith, D-Minn., have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding tribal authority over meat inspection at processing facilities in Indian Country. The proposal, called the Promoting Regulatory Independence, Mastery, and Expansion for Meat Processing in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (317+ words) The Meat Institute sharply criticized legislation proposed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, warning the measure would disrupt the meatpacking industry, reduce jobs and raise prices for consumers. Schumer’s proposal, the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, would require meat…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (37+ words) Meatingplace AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference RMC brings together researchers, educators, students, and industry professionals to share the latest advances in meat science. The information source for the meat and poultry processing industry since 1993....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (334+ words) South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden last week vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of cell-cultured protein in the state, arguing that to do so would set a bad precedent for South Dakota. Rhoden, who describes himself as…...