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 ...

The U.S. cattle inventory is at a multidecade low — even lower than it was in 2014, when tight supplies propelled cattle prices to record highs. The January 2024 cattle inventory was the lowest in the ...

A Waimea business has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “This award for a new slaughtering and processing facility is in direct alignment with our state’s goal ...

Editor's note: Some descriptions within the story below are graphic. Reader discretion is advised. Despite an Aberdeen slaughterhouse's recent history of inhumanely handling its livestock, including ...