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Memorial Day weekend is known as the unofficial kickoff to grilling season. Even with the push to more plant-based proteins, meat is still in high demand. Millennials are one of the largest groups of meat eaters.

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of more than $5 million to mitigate antimicrobial resistance across the food chain.

The Domestic Swine Disease Reporting System will add porcine circovirus type 2 to its list of endemic and emerging diseases to watch in the U.S. swine herd.

Shareholders have reelected all of McDonald’s Corp’s directors, ending a boardroom battle with billionaire Carl Icahn who had sought to win two board seats and shine a spotlight on his campaign over animal welfare.

A case of African swine fever was detected on a farm containing around 1,500 animals in South Korea’s northeastern county of Hongcheon. Another case was discovered on a farm in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany,

USDA is making $200 million available to create a new meat processing capacity expansion program, providing $25 million for workforce training under the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP).

The pork industry is increasingly influenced by markets and events beyond our borders, says Christine McCracken, executive director and senior animal protein analyst at Rabobank. Here’s why you need to pay attention.

The spike in feed costs has led to many questions about livestock producer responses and productive capacity in 2023, Steiner Consulting Group says.

USDA raised its estimated range of 6.5%-7.5% y/y increase from a range of 5%-6%, according to the May Food Price Outlook report, the highest forecast for all food prices and restaurant prices since 1981.