The North American Meat Institute Executive Board of Directors unanimously agreed to make environmental impact a non-competitive issue, encouraging member companies to share sustainability best practices with each other and freeing their staffs to advise others in the industry seeking to improve their environmental impact for the good of the industry and the planet.

Broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity for modern agriculture and the quality of life for rural Americans, Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst told a House subcommittee on July 11.

MHP recently released its 2018 non-financial report, revealing the company’s achievements in areas such as sustainability, animal welfare, product safety and product quality.

July is National Hot Dog Month and with Americans set to down 150 million of them on Independence Day alone, Applegate, the producer of the nation's leading natural and organic meat brand, announced that its iconic The Cleaner Wiener hot dogs will carry a premier mark of higher animal welfare standards: the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) seal.