Articles Tagged with ''pork''

According to a survey conducted by the National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa, in November 2016, 95% of pig farmers surveyed said that they were ready to be fully compliant by the time the rules took effect Jan. 1.

Indiana Packers Corp. (IPC), the Delphi, Ind.-based maker of INDIANA KITCHEN branded pork products, announced plans to construct a 99,000-square-foot cold storage distribution center, alongside its existing pork production plant in Delphi.

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, an Arkansas City, Kan., supplier of premium USDA-certified beef and pork products, announced a joint venture with Pasture One.

Danish Crown, Denmark, announced plans to invest approximately $43.9 million in a processing and retail product plant situated in Shanghai, China.

HyLife, Canada, invested up to $125 million to modernize and expand its integrated pork production and processing system at its flagship pork processing facility in Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada.

Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., a Lexington, Neb.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., is investing $27 million to expand the production capacity of its case-ready beef and pork plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Texas Tech University’s International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE), Lubbock, Texas, was selected as a National Surveillance Lab for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Retail Meat Surveillance Program through a competitive federal grant process.

U.S. red meat exports posted solid results in July, with volumes for both U.S. beef and pork trending higher than a year ago, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.