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South Dakota pork producers fight another state initiative similar to California’s Proposition 12 PIERRE, S.D. – Attorneys general from some of the top pork-producing states are challenging an animal confinement […]
NEWELL, S.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently pledged about $110 million to smaller and independent meat processors — including one in South Dakota — to expand their capacities […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Imagine winning meat bundles and premium artisan cheese and cooking items, while helping support a worthy cause at the same time . The Black Hills Meat Fest, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. pork producers continue to lobby Congress to find a legislative fix for California’s Proposition 12, the law requiring pork sold in California (regardless of the originating […]
PERRY, IA – Tyson Foods has announced they will close its pork plant in Perry at the end of June, putting 1,276 employees out of work and leaving as many […]
OMAHA, NE — USDA released its January Crop Production, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Dec. 1 Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports. USDA pegged final national average […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Feeding South Dakota received a large donation and some help preparing their mobile food distribution from PIPESTONE this week. The PIPESTONE team helped pack boxes that […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Continued efforts to insure correct labeling of alternative protein products in grocery stores is at the top of the list for some lawmakers. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September beef and pork production were significantly lower than last year, according to USDA. The beef total fell because of tighter market ready supplies, while the decline […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA released its updated WASDE report on August 11, 2023. The August WASDE is the first WASDE report that incorporates farmer surveys and satellite imagery into […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota is transforming its pork industry with remarkable innovations and advancements, setting new standards for efficient and sustainable pork production. These developments are reshaping how pigs […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – In an effort to help South Dakotans struggling with increased grocery costs, South Dakota Farmers Union partnered with Farmers Union Enterprises to donate 35,000 pounds of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commercial red meat production during October was up slightly on the year at 4.757 billion pounds. Beef was reported at 2.404 billion pounds, 2% higher than October […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – An ordinance to ban the construction of future slaughterhouses within the city limits of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was shot down Tuesday in the 2022 mid-term […]
LINCOLN, NE (AP) – An investigation into the theft this summer of several semitrailers loaded with frozen beef from Nebraska has led to arrests and uncovered a multimillion-dollar theft ring […]
LINCOLN, NE — The question of what is moral when it comes to animal pen sizes and other pig-production practices took center stage Tuesday with Supreme Court justices during oral […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August exports of U.S. pork topped year-ago totals for the first time in 2022, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export […]
SMITHFIELD, VA – Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The latest combined U.S. and Canadian cattle and hogs looks supportive for cash business, having become tighter with drought in the cattle business and a cut in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA released the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) as well as Crop Production reports that lowered crop acreage, yield and overall production for corn and […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD — A ballot question that could ban new meat processing plants in Sioux Falls is moving forward. The city council certified the language of the ballot question […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. beef exports set new volume and value records in May, topping $1 billion for the fourth time this year, according to data released by USDA and […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA’s 2022 commercial beef and pork production estimates are up from May, while the federally inspected poultry outlooks are down. Beef production is seen at 27.907 […]
INGLEWOOD, CA – In its inaugural Super Bowl Food Report, Wells Fargo & Company reports that the sports event celebrated across U.S. homes may see costs up 14 percent from […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The USDA says red meat and beef production for November were record large. Commercial red meat productionfor the United States totaled 4.80 billion pounds in November, up […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October was another strong month for U.S. red meat exports as beef export value continued to soar, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the […]
DENVER CO – U.S. red meat exports closed the first half of the year on a strong note, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat […]
WASHINGTON, DC – WHEAT: The outlook for 2021/22 U.S. wheat this month is for reduced supplies, lower domestic use and exports, and decreased ending stocks. Supplies are lowered on reduced […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Pipestone Systems, which began their Wholestone Farms project after acquiring the Hormel Foods processing facility in Fremont, NE, has announced plans to build  a $500 million […]
GUYMON, OK – One of the largest U.S. pork processors in the United States wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty states, including Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a petition filed by the […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JBS SA will pay $20 million to resolve consumer antitrust claims over its alleged role in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of pork through coordinated […]
HURON, SD – Farmers Union Enterprises teamed up with South Dakota Farmers Union to donate 35,000 pounds of pork ribs to Feeding South Dakota. “COVID-19 continues to impact jobs and […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace […]
RAPID CITY, SD – Western Dakota Technical (WDT) College is excited to announce a new partnership with Wall Meats that is sure to benefit many in this region. WDT and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. beef exports finished 2020 lower year-over-year, falling 5% in both volume (1.25 million mt) and value ($7.65 billion), according to data released by USDA and compiled […]
WASHINGTON, DC –Legislation has been introduced that would allow state inspected meat to be sold across state lines. This legislation will allow state inspected meat to be sold across state […]
Marshall Carr, age 80, of Faith, South Dakota, died on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Hans P. Peterson […]