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When industry history books look back on the year 2017 for Butterball LLC, there's little doubt they will consider it one of the more challenging years on record for the Garner, N.C.-based turkey processor.

The 2018 growing season was delayed by 10 to 14 days by an extended winter and wet planting season. But a warm May and lots of moisture combined with near-perfect June weather leading up to July 4 in most growing regions may increase growth and yield.

In this video Q&A with Andy Hanacek, Alice Johnson discusses how Butterball keeps animal care and well-being a top priority through several initiatives and innovations throughout its plants.

Sailer's Food Market and Meat Processing continues to produce high-quality, innovative products that have been recognized by state, national and international competitions.

Darla Kiesel of Dewig Meats (Haubstadt, Ind.) and Mike Sloan of Hermann Wurst Haus (Hermann, Mo.) talked about their retail strategies in an educational session at the recent American Association of Meat Processors Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

Maximizing meat and poultry revenues in supermarket delis is an intricate undertaking.

After four years of planning and construction, Golden State Foods officially opened its new 160,000-square-foor processing plant in Opelika, Ala.

Country Meat Shop of Moberly, Mo. wins the Best of Show and Cured Meats Excellence Award.

While bison have not been domesticated and remain wild animals, bison ranches dot the Western United States, providing the animals to supply a growing demand among American consumers. The bison industry is innovating and growing in its effort to make bison more of a mainstream meat.

To prevent business strategies going awry, continual, consistent and focused employee training is necessary to facilitate accuracy of projections, operations and food safety.