Fed slaughter is currently 81.4% of total cattle slaughter, the highest percentage since 2007. Low cow slaughter since 2022 has increased the fed slaughter percentage. The general structure of the ...

A ranch in western Martin County may be the location of a slaughterhouse. County regulations would have prohibited a slaughterhouse on the ranch, but state law exempts it from local rules. The ...

Cattle graze in a field at Otter Creek Farm on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Johnsonville. The farms sells a small number of life cattle and pigs annually to consumers who then have their animals slaughtered ...

Sam Margolin processes a turkey on a Maine farm in 2023. His is likely the only business in Maine offering the at-home service for people raising poultry, and said there’s a great need for more.