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Pork, Beef Meatballs Recalled Due to Undeclared Allergens
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (187+ words) Frank Fuhrig joined Meatingplace in 2024. A native Midwesterner based in the Washington, DC, area, he has decades of experience reporting and editing across daily newspapers, international wire services and the think tank world. Frank first covered the agriculture beat in…...
Kilcoy Foods Workers Vote to Join Teamsters
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (197+ words) More than 140 production workers at Kilcoy Global Foods’ meat processing facility in Mundelein, Ill., voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 301, the union announced. Workers approved union representation by a 127-4 vote. The facility processes and packaged meat and other protein products…...
Conagra Steps Up Push Behind Meat Sticks as "Key Growth Brands"
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (242+ words) Conagra Brands, owner of Slim Jim, Duke’s, and Fatty meat stick brands along with a host of prepared food labels, will devote a sizable portion of its sales revenue to marketing those particular sectors of its holdings, the company’s CEO…...
Hales Cattle Letter July 20, 2026: Monday Market Analysis
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (858+ words) Hales Trading Co., based in Amarillo, Texas, is a commodity trading advisory firm specializing in cattle market analysis and futures trading strategies. Led by industry veteran David L. Hales, the firm publishes the widely followed Hales Cattle Letter, a daily report…...
McDonald's Announces New Beef Chief
17+ hour, 20+ min ago (214+ words) Beth Hart will be the new VP, global category lead for beef, at McDonald’s. In an announcement on Hart’s LinkedIn account, the executive stated her goal will be “to keep raising the bar on taste, quality, consistency and innovation.” A…...
USDA Expands Metals Testing Program to Include Processed Meat, Poultry Products
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (262+ words) The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will expand its metals testing program beginning July 20, adding processed meat and poultry products to its surveillance efforts and implementing a new laboratory method designed to detect trace levels of 18 metals, including…...
Hales Cattle Letter for July 17, 2026
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (303+ words) As we have discussed in prior letters, weather is the single most important factor affecting the cattle industry. Cattle herds have served as the nation’s primary harvesters of pasture since the buffalo disappeared in the 19th century. We generally use the…...
In-Depth: How Meat Judging Builds the Industry’s Next Leaders
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1117+ words) Nathan Barrett felt a familiar chill on his face as he opened the glass door into the meat lab at West Texas A&M, but his eyes darted across the room to a carcass unlike any pig he had seen…...
House Introduces Bill to Break Up ‘Meatpacking Monopolies’
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (187+ words) Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Thursday introduced legislation aiming to break up “dominant meatpacking monopolies” they contend raise costs for American consumers and “box out” local farmers and ranchers. The companion bill to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s “Family…...
JBS Resets Emissions Targets Amidst Scrutiny
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (166+ words) Global meatpacking giant JBS has adjusted its sustainability goals after earlier aspirations of achieving net-zero emissions by 2040 met legal scrutiny. In its latest sustainability report, JBS signaled more attainable and measurable outcomes. Among those are a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and…...