Moving into the post-pandemic era, an issue facing many industries is the U.S. labor shortage, and the meat processing industry is no different. Twenty-seven state agriculture departments operate state meat and poultry inspection programs enabling agriculture departments to be in a prime position to hear producers’ and meat processors’ needs for improving meat processing capacity.
With fewer workers and an increase in demand, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is hearing from the farm to the packing house that innovative solutions must be found to ensure…
