The four largest meatpackers handle 85% of all U.S. steer and heifer purchases — up from 36% in 1980.

“This just doesn’t happen,” one food expert said.

President Donald Trump on Friday took aim at the nation’s four largest beef processors in announcing his intent to expand producers’ ability to process their own meat, though it is currently unclear ...

The sweeping changes to meat processing will likely require a longer-term regulatory process or congressional action.

President Donald Trump says he wants to give farmers and ranchers more freedom to process their own meat amid pushback against import plans. The post Trump pivots to meat processing as ranchers blast ...