Meat packers

In a move that could reshape our local food scene, the USDA is stepping up to support small meat and poultry processors. Here’s what it means.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced legislation aimed at lowering grocery prices by increasing competition within the U.S. meatpacking industry.

Imagine showing up for work only to find the doors locked and a sudden silence where the hustle used to be. That happened to 150 Idaho Falls workers earlier this month.

With a lawsuit on the table and new legislation looming, the beef packing industry is under the spotlight like never before.

The meatpacking industry is under the spotlight once again. Supporters of recently proposed legislation looks to balance the scales for farmers and consumers alike.

Agricultural data firm Agri Stats has agreed to settle a federal antitrust class-action lawsuit accusing it of helping major U.S. meat processors suppress worker wages by sharing confidential compensation data.

Is the national beef herd expanding? That question has been before the livestock industry for several months at this point, as the herd reports some of the smallest numbers in a generation.

The EPA’s longstanding Meat and Poultry Effluent Guidelines and Standards will stand. Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that proposed changes to the regulation are unnecessary.

For much of 2025, the livestock sector has been one of the few areas of agriculture enjoying strong commodity prices and strong returns.

Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate to address anticompetitive markets and vertical consolidation in the meatpacking industry.  The “Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2025 would create the “Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters” within the Packers & Stockyards Division at USDA.  The Office of the Special Inv...