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New Trump rules will make meat processing a lot deadlier

The country’s poultry and swine processing plants, already incredibly dangerous workplaces, are poised to get a green light from the Trump administration to vastly speed up the work. In February, the ...
WASHINGTON– The US Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD) recently announced it would be moving into Phase 4 of the ...
In written comments submitted to the USDA, the Center for Biological Diversity stated: “Increasing line speed slaughter rates ...
With students learning meat cutting and processing skills just down the road, there is a direct pipeline of trained staff ...
The “dead time” during the vacuum and sealing process created a bottleneck that trickled down the entire production line. However, the transition to a Double Chamber Vacuum Packaging Machine ...
The USDA-certified plant employs 21 people and has processed more than 1 million pounds of hanging weight since opening.
Wall Meat Processing has locations in both Wall and Rapid City and after receiving a $3.3 million grant from the USDA, they plan to expand and continue their work. Wall Meat Processing started to ...
T&E Meats will expand its meat processing facility in the City of Harrisonburg. The company will create seven new jobs and invest more than $600,000 as part of its expansion. The Commonwealth of ...
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A new $1.7 million meat processing plant will soon be opened by 5 Pillar Meats, LLC, in Prince Edward County. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the new abattoir and red ...