New York invests $4.7M to expand meat processing capacity & support local farmers

New York State has announced over $4.7 million in funding for the Meat Processing Expansion Grant (MPEG) Program, aimed at increasing the capacity of meat processing facilities and supporting ...
AgWeb

It’s Starting: Why Recent Processing Plant, Farm Closures Signal Major Consolidation is Now Underway for Pork and Poultry

Talk to any farmer who used to raise pigs, and they’ll more than likely tell you it all changed in 1998. That’s the year that draws memories of agony and financial pain for many. Hog margins bled red, ...
Phys.org

Soluble protein extraction facilitates the salt-induced swelling of pork meat

Salt-induced swelling is a crucial phenomenon in pork meat processing, significantly influencing the meat's water-holding capacity (WHC). Existing theories focus on the role of myofibrillar proteins, ...
Newsweek

South Dakota Meat Processing Plant, Which Produces About 5% of US’ Pork Supply, to Go on Strike

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The union at a Smithfield Foods meat processing plant in South Dakota, ...
CNN

What the JBS cyberattack means for meat supply

Some shoppers may want to brace themselves for yet another possible supply crunch — this time with meat. Major beef and pork producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack last weekend, prompting reported ...