The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance and benefits of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement.
South American processor Minerva has reported a significant drop in cattle slaughtered for the third quarter of the year however overall exports to China have risen.
Canadian water treatment specialists Solugen Inc. has launched its new process for the treatment and purification of wastewater from the agricultural and industrial sectors.
US processor Pilgrim’s Pride has reported a solid increase in sales for the third quarter of the year, driven by a growth in branded and prepared foods.
Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS has stopped providing specific details on the sources of its beef supply even in the wake of raging Amazon forest fires sparked by cattle ranchers and loggers in the name of agribusiness.
US processor Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy are to double their investment in renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across the US to $500m through 2028.
Lab-grown meat has moved a step closer to becoming commercially viable after US researchers successfully grew rabbit and cow muscle cells on edible gelatine ‘scaffolds’ to mimic the texture and consistency of natural meat.
US industry trade body North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12: The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.
The FDA has published guidance around voluntarily bringing the remaining approved animal drugs containing antimicrobials of human medical importance under the oversight of licensed veterinarians in the US.
From Perdue’s Chicken Plus nuggets combining chicken, plant proteins and veggies, to Tyson’s Raised & Rooted burgers combining regular and plant-based beef, a new wave of ‘hybrid’ or ‘blended’ products is hitting the meat case. But are these the meaty...
Flavour and high costs remain two of the biggest challenges that the cell-based meat sector needs to overcome before production for everyday consumers can be realised, but its potential benefits for customisation are unrivalled, according to a recent...
“By 2030, the US dairy and cattle industry will have collapsed,” as ‘precision fermentation’ – producing animal proteins more efficiently via microbes – disrupts food production as we know it, predicts think tank RethinkX, which critics argue is living...
The term ‘clean meat’ is confusing (and carries the tacit implication that regular meat is 'dirty’), while ‘cell-based meat’ – a more neutral term favored by some startups – doesn’t poll well with shoppers. ‘Lab-grown’ is a food marketer’s nightmare....
US processor Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, has created a new team focused on the value added and case ready categories.
The temporary suspension of pork and beef exports from Canada to China has resulted in $100m losses to producers and threatens to impact jobs in the sector.
BlueNalu, Finless Foods, Forke & Goode, JUST Inc., and Memphis Meats have formed a coalition called the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood (AMPS) Innovation to carve out a clear path to market for cell-cultured meat, poultry, and seafood.
The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) has welcomed Tyson’s recent announcement that it intends to acquire 40% of poultry producer Grupo Vibra.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated a $1.7m grant to the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) to aid dialogue between the US and Asia to help tackle African Swine Fever (ASF).
The US beef sector is set to be placed under scrutiny for price manipulation, with the Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue ordering an investigation following a fire at Tyson’s Holcomb plant in Kansas.
