In the 19 th century, Monroe’s position as a meat slaughter and processing center in Michigan began with small operations located along Monroe’s central business district and nearby farm areas, ...

Many small meat producers have a hard time getting their animals processed. A group of farmers and local food advocates is trying to help by... Nowadays consumers are more willing to pay extra for a ...

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.

When the coronavirus began to ravage the nation’s slaughterhouses, beef and pork production plummeted by more than 30%, triggering meat shortages and barren store shelves. To prevent future shortages, ...

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 ...

The city of Pico Rivera says it will try to purchase a slaughterhouse facility with an aim of bringing new purpose to the site.

A nearly $1.1 million federal investment into a Ferrisburgh slaughterhouse is expected to double its capacity and alleviate a supply chain bottleneck, but more investments are needed. The U.S.

U.S. agribusiness Cargill will permanently close its beef processing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and eliminate 221 jobs, according to a filing with the state, the latest U.S. beef plant to be ...