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The first meat science degree in Wyoming is officially launching this fall at Central Wyoming College. The degree program aims to train the next generation of local butchers and food scientists. Wyoming Public Radio's Taylar Stagner spoke with program director Amanda Winchester about the program and what she hopes the students will learn.
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Currently, four companies–Tyson, Cargill, JBS, and National Beef–control 85 percent of the market. Last year saw the best year ever for beef sales, but for every dollar spent on meat at the grocery, only about $0.37 made it into the pockets of ranchers.
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The Biden administration announced Monday it would use $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan to help small and independent meat processors.
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The pandemic slowed food supply lines across the country as workers at major meat processing plants got sick. That meant more ranchers were turning to local butchers for processing, and consumers were turning to them for meat. But more business at local meat shops means less room to process wild game for hunters.
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Back in 2019, Valerie Murray's business, Murraymere Farms in Powell, was doing really well."We were able to send some of our beef over to a five star…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a problem that already existed in Wyoming—a lack of USDA meat processing facilities compared to the number of…
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Back in 2017, the first USDA-inspected full-service meat processing plant in the state of Wyoming in over 40 years opened up shop in Cody. Now, Laramie is…
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Ranchers and a ranching lobbying group are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over new requirements for tracking cattle that crosses state…
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Wyoming beef and lamb could be a regular food item on Taiwanese tables soon thanks to a letter of intent signed by representatives from the Taiwanese meat…
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Wyoming might be the Cowboy State, but lots of livestock producers here ship their animals out of state to get slaughtered because of a lack of U.S.D.A.…