Tyson Foods’ decision to shutter four poultry processing plants yet this year and into early 2024, combined with Smithfield Foods closing 35 pig farms, are strong signals consolidation is ...

so Smithfield isn't taking any chances to keep disease risk low. “We basically take the approach that anything outside of the farm we consider dirty, and anything inside the farm we consider clean.

Without these protections, Chinese-owned corporations like Smithfield Foods could expand nationwide, bypassing regulations that protect rural communities, family farms, and consumers. Members of ...