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DENVER, CO — Voters in Denver rejected a ballot ordinance that would have stopped slaughterhouse production within city limits. The returns from Denver showed the opposition vote was 64.56% (140,457 […]
CLARK, S.D. — Drive any direction in South Dakota, and it won’t take long to find cattle. The same can’t always be said for South Dakota-raised beef products, but that’s […]
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 […]
SEWARD COUNTY, KS —Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire late Wednesday at National Beef in Liberal. According to Liberal Fire Chief Kelly Kirk, crews responded just […]
DENVER, CO– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) official […]
PIEDMONT, S.D. – A sudden shortage of South Dakota butchers and meat cutters willing to process wild game has been bad news for hunters but good news for Josh Clark […]
CHICAGO, IL – The four largest meatpackers were hit by a new price-fixing lawsuit from a group of small food distributors. The suit was filed on October 9 in the […]
PIERRE, S.D. — After an earlier request for proposals on ways to analyze loan and grant applications from meat-packing facilities, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development has decided against accepting […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The recent effort in South Dakota is to strengthen its food supply chain, with a multi-million-dollar project aimed at supporting its producers was discussed at a recent […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – If you’re in the business of direct meat sales to consumers, an event that will cover meat regulation and food safety issues is being offered in August. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Following a two-year application and examination process, Wall Meats is the first meat processing plant in the state of South Dakota to be able to ship […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The state of South Dakota ranked number two in the nation for the number of acres planted to hemp in 2021 and is poised for continued […]
PIERRE, SD The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the National Farmers Union and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition all praised the Biden-Harris administration’s announcement last week of more than $223 million […]
RAPID CITY, SD – Western Legacy Development Corp. continues to search for a site to build its $1.1 billion beef processing facility after being rejected by two cities in the […]
AMARILLO, TX – Multi-million dollar cattle processing facilities are moving forward in both Nebraska and Texas with Producer Owned Beef, LLC, Amarillo, announcing it has been awarded $12.2 million from […]
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 […]
HAVRE, MT – Bill Jones has been hired to take the helm of the Montana Premium Processing Cooperative in Havre, bringing a lifelong love of agriculture and a commitment to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA has announced more funding to help increase processing capacity. Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making available up to $215 million in grants […]
BROOKINGS, SD – Marketing home-processed foods to rewarding on a lot of levels. To help homestyle marketers achieve success while meeting food safety requirements is part of a program available […]
Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, […]
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