Today's unemployment numbers are historically low, and companies across the country in every sector of the meat industry are facing employee shortages.

Thoughts on Pack Expo, robotics and the future of the meat industry.

In the growing meat snack category, there are easily identifiable categories. A meat stick is different from a meat bar, which is different from jerky. Then, there is biltong.

One good turn deserves another, as small independents can work together for mutual success.

Those professionals who attend the Associate's in Meat program at the Certified Angus Beef Culinary Center in Wooster, Ohio received a wide-ranging education in beef over the course of a week.

While online shopping has become a dominant venue for non-perishable purchases, it is making more and more inroads for perishable goods as well.

With a history that dates back almost 250 years, it's hard to say that something is "unprecedented" in America. However, this feeling of political turmoil and anger is as close to unprecedented as we can get, in my opinion.

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.

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