Swine processing facilities operating under a trial of increased line speeds will have an additional 90 days to run at the faster limits as USDA continues to collect and submit data on the impact to ...

At some swine and poultry plants, line speeds are increasing and federal inspectors are stepping back. Industry groups support the changes, but critics warn about risks to food safety, worker ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has extended until Nov. 30 the trial period for a study on the impact line speeds have on workers at swine processing facilities. After a March 2021 court ...

June has brought the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) updated Guideline for Controlling Salmonella in Swine Slaughter and Pork ...

After offering a webinar last month on home butchering, Penn State Extension will offer a similar online session Thursday for those interested in raising their own pigs and poultry. The two-hour ...

I heard through relatives in Butte that a pig processing plant will be opened in Butte and that the city manager thinks it will only stink during hot weather. I have news for him, the pig farms and ...

Workers at Triumph Foods pork processing facility are pictured on April 28, 2017. The facility houses 2,800 employees in St. Joseph, Missouri. (Photo by Preston Keres, USDA via Flickr) A pig’s head ...