The Lathams own and operate Nicky USA, one of about 2,200 small meat processing plants in the U.S. that employ fewer than 500 people. Another 400 large meat processing plans help makeup the nation ...

But while many big packing houses are hobbled by COVID-19 outbreaks, some small ones are thriving. CHRIS KURZWEIL: This is our blast chiller. So when the meat comes out of the smokehouse, it comes ...

After Tyson Foods said it would close its Noel, Mo., chicken processing plant this fall, 20-year-old Angel Saldivar started rethinking his future in the 2,200-person town. “We’re probably not ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, announced the program Friday in addition to another $150 million to be used for existing small processing facilities to help them ...

Earlier this year, COVID-19 outbreaks as large slaughterhouses and meat processing plants led to temporary closures. That resulted in higher prices and meat shortages at grocery stores, which in ...

RICHFIELD — A new cattle processing plant in central Utah is expected to improve the state's food supply chain. "You bet I feel pressure," Henry Barlow said. "I don't sleep well, but it's OK." ...

New onion packing plant breaks ground in Wilder JC Watson Packing Company owns the new facility, which is expected to be finished in February 2025. To stream KTVB on your phone, you need the KTVB app.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - The people of Idaho Falls agree, "something stinks." The discussion continues in a wave of online questions surrounding the new Intermountain Packing plant.