ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia is the nation’s biggest producer of broiler chickens, but small farmers for years have been pushed to the margins of this lucrative industry because they don’t have access to ...

A mobile slaughter operation in Washington cuts travel time for livestock producers. (Photo: USDA) Small producers raising goats, sheep and swine will likely benefit from a bill signed into law last ...

For Kris and Bill Martinell, getting their cattle from pasture to plate is quite an undertaking - one that involves shipping the animals 2½ hours from the family ranch in southwest Montana to the ...

Lack of “skilled staff” led to multiple suspensions and, ultimately, the BAR-C’s demise. The bad news came “out of the blue” last December, recalled Jeff Kent, owner of Takenoko Farms in Windsor. The ...

A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Marc Levine would make it legal in California for mobile units to slaughter goats, sheep and swine at farm and ranch sites instead of having to send them miles ...

BILLINGS -- For Kris and Bill Martinell, getting their cattle from pasture to plate is quite an undertaking -- one that involves shipping the animals 2 1/2 hours from the family ranch in southwest ...

At the beginning of the pandemic almost two years ago, the North Bay had scant local options for livestock slaughter. But now the region’s ranchers have three, partly thanks to disruptions in the meat ...