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Verifying the weight of packaged food commodities continues to evolve rapidly.

Case Farms’ automation-driven renovation and expansion of its Winesburg, Ohio, processing plant sends a clear message that the Poultry Plant of the Future is NOW.

Brett Erickson, director of Value-added Products at Certified Angus Beef LLC, talks about the efficiencies and flexibilities automation technology such as robotics allows processors.

Many meat processors have embraced the opportunity to maximize use of inputs and ensure the highest level of food safety during production by integrating critical software capabilities to leverage real-time actionable knowledge and provide insight and analytics for enhanced control, consistency and cost savings.

On Thanksgiving, many consumers like to think of their turkey as coming straight from the farm. But the reality is more complicated – or automated.

Pork processors will have to find solutions to the labor issue in order to meet demand.

Technologies that cut producers’ operating expenses while enhancing product quality are increasingly attractive. 

Automated systems are replacing humans to debone and cut chickens. 

Every year at this time, I pore over the CDC reports on foodborne outbreaks, FDA and FSIS recalls, death certificates from the CDC database, and more, looking for trends to see where we have been over the last 12 months and try to get a glimmer of where we are headed.

Currently, one of the greatest challenges for chicken processors is keeping up with demand. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, broiler head produced was down 4 percent in the first quarter of 2021, and pounds produced declined 3 percent.