KSB turned to Sesotec GmbH, Germany, for its wide range of metal detection solutions.

Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (CASNR), Lubbock, Texas, received a $294,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service to study the effects of aging on beef.

A fire partly destroyed Tyson Foods’ beef plant in Holcomb, Kan., on Aug. 9.

Poultry Products Northeast (PPNE), Hooksett, N.H., unveiled its new name—Prime Source Foods.

Délimax-Montpak, Canada, acquired Canada-based Viandes Forget to grow its processing capacity and enter the local beef market.

JBS USA, Greeley, Colo., announced a $95 million expansion project at its Grand Island, Neb., beef production facility.

Cargill, Minneapolis, introduced new chub packaging for its Our Certified line of ground beef products.

Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest almost $300 million to build a food production plant in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Major food and retail companies, cattle producers, veterinarians, scientists and non-governmental organizations jointly adopted the U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework, what is said to be the first-ever resource to demonstrate U.S. beef sustainability across the full value-chain.