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Sen. Booker Proposes Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act
Sen. Booker Proposes Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday announced proposed legislation aimed at ending line-speed increases and “meatpacker self-inspection programs.”

Sued by a meat company last month alleging fraud, a New Hampshire woman has countersued, alleging a "bad faith" attempt to avoid payment for livestock.
Farmer Claims 'Bad Faith,' Countersues Packer

Sued by a meat company last month alleging fraud, a New Hampshire woman has countersued, alleging a "bad faith" attempt to avoid payment for livestock.

Cargill and Tyson hit by Trump border stand and low unemployment. Analyst says it’s a ‘jump ball’ if new plants will run to capacity.
1,000 Unfilled Jobs Force Meatpackers to Sweeten Benefits

Cargill and Tyson hit by Trump border stand and low unemployment. Analyst says it’s a ‘jump ball’ if new plants will run to capacity.

An expansion to a Texas Panhandle packing plant will add 800 more head per day in slaughter capacity, primarily for cull cow and bull processing.
Caviness Plans to Expand Packing Plant Capacity to 2,600 Head per Day

An expansion to a Texas Panhandle packing plant will add 800 more head per day in slaughter capacity, primarily for cull cow and bull processing.

Idaho Beef Processors Give Dairy Producers a Cull Option
Idaho Beef Processors Give Dairy Producers a Cull Option

Two new beef packers in Idaho are allowing dairy producers to market their cull cows locally.

Yaakov Nahmias, founder and chief scientist of Future Meat Technologies, holds laboratory-grown fat samples in his lab in Jerusalem May 2, 2018.
Tyson Foods Backs Israeli Startup to Grow Meat in the Lab

Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, has invested in an Israeli biotech company developing a way to grow affordable meat in a laboratory that takes live animals out of the equation.