DAWSON (AP) -- The future of 80 family farms in southwest Minnesota rests on the fate of a new kind of hog processing plant set to open around the middle of December. It's farmer owned and controlled ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly 2 million chickens from farms in Maryland and Delaware had to be killed last week. Poultry industry officials said staffing shortages at processing plants due to the coronavirus, ...

CHICAGO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods said it resumed partial operations on Thursday at the world's largest hog processing facility in North Carolina, after shutting it due to Hurricane Matthew ...

MASON CITY, IOWA — After nearly six hours of debate, it took attendees only several seconds — in near silence — before realizing the city's vote on a proposed hog processing plant came out as a tie, ...

This week, WHQR is exploring the growth and impact of concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in our series "CAFO Country." As we reported, eastern North Carolina is a national leader for ...

Stakes are getting high in the battle between North Carolina hog producers and state regulators. Hog farmers say a huge drop in prices for their livestock is costing them $16 million a week. Hog ...

Opponents of Triumph Foods' proposed hog-processing plant in East Moline will hold a River Rally at Riverside Saturday. The rally will be from 4-7 p.m. at Riverside United MethodistLife Center, 2410 ...

An unnamed hog processing operation is in the works to build a 600,000-square-foot facility on an open lot south of Mason City on South Pierce Avenue, creating 2,000 new jobs in its first two years, ...

Muyuan Foods operates an integrated model in hog breeding and production, profiting from selling hogs at scale. The company has invested heavily between 2020 and 2022 to increase its hog production ...

The Rantoul Foods hog processing plant was cited by the USDA for violation of the humane methods act. Our Communities Editor The Rantoul Foods hog processing plant was cited by the USDA for violation ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Wholestone Farms butcher shop has been closed since last week. In a social media post, Wholestone Farms said The Butcher Shop in Sioux Falls would be closed “until ...