by Sam Tenpenny | Feb 17, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
Smithfield plans new meat facility in Sioux Falls Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Monday it has “initiated the approval process to build a new state-of-the-art packaged meats and fresh pork processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.” In the announcement,...
by Sam Tenpenny | Feb 13, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
CattleFax outlook signals cattle cycle turning as strong demand meets tight supplies NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tenn., shared expert market and weather analysis. “The U.S. cattle and beef...
by Sam Tenpenny | Dec 27, 2025 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
FSIS updates ‘Product of USA’ guidance USDA just tightened up what “Product of USA” can actually mean, and that’s a win for clarity. Ahead of January’s rollout of the new voluntary rules, FSIS updated its guidance to spell out key definitions, including: “Raised” now...
by Sam Tenpenny | Dec 27, 2025 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
R-CALF: Where Is the Beef Dollar Going? For many years we’ve analyzed the relationship between retail beef prices and cattle prices and how the share of the consumers’ beef dollar is allocated to each segment of the beef supply chain, which includes the live cattle...
