Through funding from the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has implemented the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) and the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), both of which have already begun to benefit producers.

With the $2 million allocated by the Oregon Legislature, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) chose six meat processors who will receive the Oregon Meat Processing Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grant to expand meat processing capacity of Oregon-raised livestock statewide.

The Iowa Poultry Association (IPA) and the Chicken Egg Association of Minnesota (CEAM) announced that the two organizations would merge starting July 1. 

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a petition with the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on June 27 arguing the agency cannot regulate “humanely raised” meat labels seen on certain packaging.

The inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2022 was 72.5 million head, down 1% from a year ago and down slightly from March 1, 2022 according to data from the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Poultry processor George’s Inc. expects to shutter its prepared foods facility located in Caryville, Tenn., on Sept. 2, 2022.

A Salt Lake City facility run by Creminelli Fine Meats announced on June 28 that it recalled approximately 4,207 lbs of ready-to-eat (RTE) parmesan salami sticks due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Responding to the results of its own nationwide survey regarding consumer attitudes toward chicken and plant-based alternatives, the National Chicken Council (NCC) has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for clearer guidance and enforcement of misleading product labels.

Ukraine exported 1.11 million tonnes of grain in the first 22 days of June, down 44% from the same period in 2021, Reuters reported, citing agriculture ministry data released June 27.

The US Supreme Court denied a petition by The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) on June 27 to hear a long-standing legal battle.