Meat & Poultry News

1. Smithfield Foods To Build New State-Of-The-Art Processing Facility In Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2/16/2026

   Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFD), an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, today announced it has initiated the approval process to build a new state-of-the-art packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

2. Researchers Evaluate The Effects Of Combined Sprinkler And Cool Cell Cooling On Broiler Performance And Water Use 2/12/2026

   Researchers from Mississippi State University evaluated a combined evaporative cooling and sprinkler system (ECSS) as an alternative to conventional evaporative cooling (EC) for managing heat stress in commercial broiler production.

3. JBS Invests US$150M In Multiprotein Hub In The Middle East 2/9/2026

   JBS, one of the world's largest food companies, has just announced the creation of a new multi-protein platform in Oman, in the Middle East, focused on the production of beef, poultry, and lamb.

4. Spring Tick Season Increases Risk Of Bovine Anaplasmosis, Prompting Call For Early Vaccination 2/4/2026

   As tick activity rises in spring, University Products urges veterinarians to prioritize early vaccination against bovine anaplasmosis to protect cattle health, reduce disease severity, and prevent economic losses in beef and dairy herds.

5. DSI Waterjet Cutter: Complex Cuts In One Go 2/3/2026

   Today’s boneless retail, food service and QSR products come in many shapes and sizes. At the same time, chicken fillets are getting larger, which makes it both necessary and possible for poultry processors to portion them in various ways.

6. Ever.Ag Launches Feedlot IQ -- A Breakthrough In Connected Intelligence For Cattle Feedlots -- At NCBA CattleCon 2026 2/3/2026

   Ever.Ag today announced the launch of Feedlot IQ, an intelligent, connected feedlot management platform powered by Artificial Intelligence and built specifically for cattle feedlot operations.

7. Moral People Should Support 'Lab-Grown' Meat, Even If They Reject Conventional Meat – New Ethics Research Suggests 1/29/2026

   People who care deeply about animals, the environment and human wellbeing may have good moral reasons to support cultivated meat, according to new research.

8. Meat Institute Helps Launch Poultry Industry Food Safety Council 1/27/2026

   The Meat Institute today helped to launch the Poultry Industry Food Safety Council (PIFSCo), a new collaborative initiative dedicated to advancing food safety practices across the poultry industry.

9. Built For IPPE: Gray's Integrated Design-Build Expertise On Display 1/26/2026

   As the global protein and food processing industry prepares to gather in Atlanta for the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), Gray is looking forward to connecting with customers, partners, and industry leaders around the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of food production.

10. Barnwell Bio Raises $6M To Transform Livestock Health Through Metagenomic Biosurveillance 1/26/2026

    Barnwell Bio, a precision animal health intelligence company, today announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale its metagenomic biosurveillance system—a platform that provides poultry producers and stakeholders across the poultry supply chain with an early warning window against emerging disease threats.