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USDA invests in a sterile New World screwworm fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announces a five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s ability to detect, control and eliminate this pest.

Consumers demand products that deliver convenience, compelling brand stories and enhanced functionality.

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service investigation reveals failure to timely pay for 11 livestock transactions involving 378 head totaling $216,338.

Increase in the Renewable Volume Obligation provides long-term certainty for producers.

Teton Waters Ranch donates grass-fed, grass-finished beef hot dogs and hamburgers to Colorado Youth Outdoors.

Del Taco combines slow-cooked pork with Roasted Salsa Roja made from fire-roasted tomatillos and smoky chipotle peppers. 

New menu items feature slow-smoked pulled pork from Clifty Farm and smoked sausage link from Hillshire Farm.

FSIS and public health partners investigate an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that currently includes 17 ill people in 13 states. As of June 17, 2025, there have been three reported deaths and one fetal loss associated with this outbreak.

Greater Omaha Packing Co. and Food Bank for the Heartland announce an ongoing partnership to provide protein to families facing hunger across its 93-county service area in Nebraska and western Iowa.

Newly created role at Standard Meat consolidates previously separate responsibilities in procurement, transportation, warehousing and third-party storage into a unified leadership position.