
Equipment durability is an important consideration in food production, and within the harsh environments of many food processing operations, having sharp and durable blades results in better productivity and profitability.
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Tyson Foods Will Eliminate Human Antibiotic Use In Chickens
The number one poultry producer in the U.S. intends to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in chicken flocks by September of next year.
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The EU's New Country of Origin Labeling Rules For Meats: What You Need To Know
With the new, European Union rules on Country of Origin Labeling now in effect, a lot of questions have been raised. From “what specific products and species are covered under new laws?” to “how does this differ from prior requirements,” here is what you need to know about the new regulations.
FEATURED MEAT & POULTRY CONTENT
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Schreiber Foods Cuts Chemical Costs With BlueInGreen's CDOX Solution
At Schreiber Foods' wastewater treatment plant in Utah, mineral acids had been used for pH control in the past but were discontinued due to safety and handling issues. Facility owners desired a safer, more cost-effective solution that would provide automatic control over process pH levels.
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Del Monte Foods Saves Millions With BlueInGreen's SDOX Solution
Plant managers at Del Monte Foods in Siloam Springs, Ark. utilized a 14 million gallon facultative lagoon to provide treatment before applying the effluent on 500 acres of land nearby. However, the facultative lagoon was unable to meet the municipal pretreatment permit requirements, resulting in surcharges of $450,000 per month. Read the full case study to learn more.
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SDOX Technology Mitigates Sulfide Production By Promoting Aerobic Environment
The Plant’s wastewater treatment facility uses four, covered anaerobic lagoons to manage BOD, pretreating wastewater prior to sending the effluent to a pumping station which directs the wastewater into the municipal collection system for final treatment at the City’s wastewater treatment plant. Read more to learn how the company used hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst to maintain an aerobic environment but was unable to adequately mitigate the odor from the facility’s wastewater.
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Side-Stream SDOX® Systems Enhance Biological Function And Treatment Capacity
Wastewater from the meat processing facility is treated using a sequence batch reactor and an aerobic lagoon that discharges to surface waters following treatment. The facility replaced surface aeration equipment with two, 350-HP the “no-splash,” side-stream SDOX systems retrofitted to the treatment basin. Read the full case study to learn the results.
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Jefferson Parish Prevents Odor And Corrosion Issues With BlueInGreen's SDOX-CS Solution
Officials at the Jefferson Parish Sewerage Department approached the team at Digital Engineering to find a long-term solution for the odor and corrosion issues throughout the East Bank Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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MEAT & POULTRY NEWS
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PS Seasoning And Pro Smoker Open New Customer Innovation Center Amid Ongoing Expansion6/12/2025
PS Seasoning and Pro Smoker, global leaders in flavor development and equipment solutions, today announced the opening of a new Customer Innovation Center.
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Sungrow's C&I BESS PowerStack Powers The Netherlands' Poultry Farm6/10/2025
Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, supplied its commercial and industrial (C&I) BESS PowerStack to the Poultry Farm Quirijnen in Lage Mierde, the Netherlands, to optimize energy costs and maximize the value of the existing solar installation.
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MSU Researcher Leads Innovative Effort To Protect Lake Whitefish Using Genetic Markers6/9/2025
Earlier this year, Jason Smith, a fisheries biologist with the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, spoke with Interlochen Public Radio (IPR) about an ominous trend threatening one of the Great Lakes’ most foundational and key fish species: lake whitefish.
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Camelina Breakthrough Could Transform Natural Astaxanthin Production6/5/2025
In a major step forward for sustainable pigment production, scientists have successfully engineered the oilseed crop Camelina sativa to produce high levels of astaxanthin — a valuable red antioxidant used to colour farmed salmon and shrimp — using plant-derived genes rather than bacterial pathways.
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Cargill To Invest $90M In Fort Morgan, Colo. Beef Plant6/5/2025
Cargill announced today it is investing nearly $90 million in automation and new technologies at its Fort Morgan, Colo. beef plant as part of its Factory of the Future initiative.
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Innovative Dashboard To Help Producers Tackle Livestock GHG Emissions And Improve Profitability6/3/2025
A groundbreaking new project is set to support livestock producers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve profitability, with the development of a dashboard to display estimates of emissions, primarily from methane, and emissions intensity of growing cattle.
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The Smart Filleting Choice For Smaller Processors6/3/2025
It’s more than 20 years since the Filleting Machine CT 2630 changed filleting forever. How one machine solves your biggest filleting challenges by making more from salmon and trout.
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OSU Helps Launch Meat Cutting Programs In The Pacific Northwest5/29/2025
Like many agricultural sectors, the meat processing industry in Oregon has struggled to recruit and retain entry-level employees, especially in smaller operations.
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Secretary Rollins Increases Funding To Reimburse States For Food Safety Inspections5/27/2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today she will exercise the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authority to provide a much-needed funding increase of $14.5M in reimbursements to states for meat and poultry inspection programs.
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Researchers Develop Vaccines For The Control Of Chicken Spotty Liver Disease5/20/2025
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers from Iowa State University that worked to develop and evaluate bacterin-based vaccines for the control of spotty liver disease in poultry.
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Egg Injection Leads To Healthier Chicks5/12/2025
An essential oil shows promise for improving the immunity of broiler chickens before they hatch, according to University of Queensland research.
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Sustainable Feed – When Byproducts From Agricultural And Food Production Are Upgraded5/9/2025
Imagine if agricultural and food byproducts could be transformed into an effective and holistic feed for livestock while also helping to combat climate change. In his doctoral project, Milad Parchami at the University of Borås explored a promising way to do just that.