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ROCHESTER, N.Y.— A new Trump administration rule that largely deregulates pig slaughter operations will increase fecal contamination, diseased pigs being allowed for human consumption, toenails, hair ...

In April, a federal court ruled against an element of a 2019 US Department of Agriculture rule that removed limits on line speeds at pig slaughter facilities. Judge Joan Ericksen of the US District ...

Tom Vilsack is expected to soon be confirmed to again serve as Secretary of Agriculture, but in the meantime, some important decisions are getting made involving swine production line speeds. Earlier ...

Washington — Trump’s Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued proposed rules to gut slaughterhouse line speed regulations at poultry and pork processing facilities. If finalized, the poultry rule ...