AgWeb

U.S. Cattle Slaughter Drops 27,000 Head as JBS Cyberattack Cripples Largest Beef Processor

A cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor crippled beef and pork processing capacity early this week. JBS USA confirmed the attack affected servers at its IT systems in North America ...
Iowa Public Radio

Planned Iowa Beef Processing Facility Brings Hope To Cattle Ranchers Who Face Market Challenges

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 ...
Civil Eats

This Farmer-Owned Meat Processing Co-op in Tennessee Changes the Game

A Q&A with Lexy Close of the Appalachian Producers Cooperative, who says the new facility could revive the area’s local meat ...

Meat processing industry deserves sustained attention from regulators

Concerned about high beef prices, President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into consolidation in the meat-packing ...
Main Line

Beef prices, processing need changes

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in early June sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture committees to address areas of concern in the cattle and beef industry. The ...