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Participation is open to all industry professionals, regardless of SMA membership.

FSIS hosts a hybrid public meeting on Jan. 14, 2026, at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Creekstone Farms implements Marble’s Pack-Off and Box Verification technologies at its Kansas facility to increase productivity and retail customer success.

Dan Wolff, manager of sales engineering at JBT Marel, discusses cleaning and sanitation practices in meat and poultry processing.

Nevada becomes the 30th state with an approved MPI program, supporting more than 1,500 small processors nationwide with the benefit of state inspection.

Far-UVC technology provides continuous air and surface disinfection to protect both livestock and animals against diseases such as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.

Rooted in faith and driven by a lifelong love for the meat industry, The Country Butcher’s Stephen Boyer, president and owner, maintains local roots while achieving industry excellence on a national scale.

The 2025 EATS event unites the meat supply chain from farm to plate, exploring not only how to make a high-quality product, but one that is made efficiently and safely.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announces continued support for the reintroduced Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act, legislation that would allow small producers and butchers greater flexibility for interstate sales.

Transaction marks the first Employee Ownership Trust in the state of Arkansas, and more specifically, makes them the first EOT within the meat processing community.