Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame Inducts Fritz Usinger

Members of the Wisconsin livestock and meat industries are invited to help celebrate the induction of two individuals with outstanding lifetime contributions to the Wisconsin meat industry – Dan Sutherland and Fritz Usinger – into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

Meat Institute Hires Nicole Johnson-Hoffman to Be Chief Operating Officer

February 24, 2025 Meat Institute

“Nicole Johnson-Hoffman brings a wide breadth of experience in the regulatory, legal, and sustainability fields of the animal protein industry,” said Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “Her various roles have prepared her well to oversee operations at the Meat Institute at a critical time for the industry and during a time of great change and innovation.”

SD Ag Committee Takes Steps to Regulate Lab Grown Meat

February 21, 2025 Mitchell Now

South Dakota lawmakers moved closer to restricting lab-grown meat Tuesday, as a Senate committee approved two bills targeting the emerging food technology.

Ever After Foods and Bühler Collaborate to Scale Cultivated Meat Production and Distribution

February 21, 2025 Ever After Foods

Foodtech innovator Ever After Foods (EAF) and global food leader Bühler today announced an expansive cultivated meat collaboration to help food producers around the globe produce cultivated meat efficiently at mass scale. Bühler and Ever After Foods will work together to bring a commercial-scale cultivated meat production system, which allows commercial production at ten-fold lower scale than existing technologies, to market. 

JBS to Pay $83.5 Million in Latest Beef Price-Fixing Settlement

February 20, 2025 Mike Scarcella, Reuters

JBS has agreed to pay $83.5 million to settle antitrust claims that it conspired with other meat-packing companies to curb supply in the U.S. beef market to artificially inflate prices.