U.S. meatpacking companies have been squeezed by a shortage of cattle with domestic supplies falling to their lowest level in 75 years.

(Washington, D.C., June 3, 2026, USDA) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched the Small Processors Action Plan (PDF, 2.3 MB), a new set of actions to better support small ...

Food manufacturing closures are among the clearest signs of labor-market pressure. And while a plant closure is a company decision, it quickly escalates into a local jobs problem. When a ...

Tyson Foods' closure of two beef processing facilities, and exploration of selling a third, will cause significant challenges and uncertainty in the affected communities, according to beef ...