GreenGasUSA and Pilgrim’s Pride Announce the Commissioning of Sumter RNG Project

January 16, 2025 Pilgrim's Pride

At the Pilgrim’s Sumter processing facility, GreenGas is building upon existing methane capture capabilities and investment to convert biogas from wastewater streams, upgrading the biogas to pipeline quality RNG. The collaboration is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Sumter facility while improving wastewater operations, as well as local air and water quality.

APHIS Announces Updates to Indemnity Program for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Poultry Farms

Based on evidence that strong biosecurity measures remain the most effective strategy to combat HPAI, APHIS will now require that farmers undergo a biosecurity audit before restocking their poultry after an HPAI detection, and before receiving future indemnity payments.

AAMP Announces Webinar on Cooking & Cooling Deviations

AAMP Outreach has identified the need for education in the industry covering deviations and identifying when processing procedures do not go according to plan. All meat & poultry industry professionals are invited to attend this free event.

FSIS Announces Stronger Measures to Protect the Public from Listeria Monocytogenes

The changes FSIS is announcing fall into three categories: enhancing its science-based approach to mitigate foodborne pathogens, with a key focus on Listeria monocytogenes; improving training and tools for its inspection workforce; and evolving its oversight of regulated facilities, with an emphasis on data review and state inspection agreements.

Pilgrim’s Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

November 21, 2024 Pilgrim's

The report details advancements in critical areas of sustainability in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Europe and the United Kingdom. Pilgrim’s produces high-quality poultry, pork, retail-ready, and prepared foods products, while focusing on meeting needs in the local communities where its team members live and work.