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Known as “The gateway to the west,” Kansas City conjures up images of barbecue, jazz, the American Royal, Chiefs football and of course, the Kansas City Royals, winners of the 2015 World Series.

The nation’s only ban on hogs owned by meatpackers was expected to end after Nebraska lawmakers voted Friday to repeal a state law designed to keep large processors from exerting too much leverage over small farms.

Total red meat production for 2013 and 2014 is down from December estimates.

Farmers face intense opposition over hog facilities

U.S. pork and beef exports in October edged higher than the previous month, but were still down from a year ago, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

A research breakthrough could stop a deadly porcine disease

Buying Applegate will give Hormel a brand that sources meat from about 1,800 family farms and sells a range of products from turkey deli slices and chicken strips to bacon and corn dogs.

To track the changing prices paid by consumers for five staples at the breakfast table— eggs, bacon, cereal, bananas, and coffee—we looked at the components of the Consumer Price Index from April 2014 to March 2015.

Perdue Farms Inc. agreed to buy Natural Food Holdings and its Niman Ranch brand, a pork supplier for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., as part of its goal to expand into organic and antibiotic-free meat.

Fast food chain Arby’s launched a support hotline for vegetarians and it has non-meat eaters up in arms.