After fighting through the clouds that have dimmed the meat- and poultry-processing industry in the last couple of years (not to mention the rest of the U.S. economy), we may have found the silver lining.

The National Provisioner 2012 New Product of the Year brings something different to the burger category, both in the way that it’s made and the companies that are behind it.

Sam Gazdziak discusses the gathering of media and chicken industry professionals.

The opening night's keynote address discussed the role of protein in providing needed nutrients to the growing world population.

There are many words that could be used to describe Nolan Ryan: tough, intimidating, feared, dominating.

My daughter is a Girl Scout, and one of her latest projects involved looking over the ingredients list of several snack items. When she came to an ingredient that she couldn’t recognize, she had to look it up and determine if it was healthy for you or not.

The smokehouse is the heart of any cured meats operation, and so extra care must be taken to ensure that it is properly maintained and optimized. With the right settings, it can ensure that a company’s bratwursts or hams turn out just right each and every time.

Since their creation, hot dogs and hamburgers have grown and expanded to numerous varieties. From beef burgers and pork hot dogs, the products have expanded to lamb, bison, chicken turkey and other exotic types.

Anyone who is a parent of school-age children knows that tuition is only part of the cost of education. Tuition doesn’t cover field trips, uniforms, instruments and, of course, school fundraisers.

It has been many years since the meat industry could look at the start of a new year with something more than trepidation.