Federal legislation known as the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act has been reintroduced in Congress. The PRIME Act would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill allowing consumers to buy meat cuts directly from cattle producers processed at custom-exempt facilities, pending federal law changes.

(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on meat processing capacity. Next week's story will look at North Dakota's state inspection program.) PINE ISLAND, Minn. — For more than a decade ...