The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend its regulations to allow poultry and pork processing plants to operate at higher line speeds.

Agriculture secretary says proposed changes will remove bottlenecks, lower production costs and create a more stable food ...

The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing new rules that would allow faster line speeds at ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 17, 2026 — The National Pork Producers Council applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule to update the New Swine Inspection System’s line speed regulations to ...

February 18, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced proposed rules Tuesday that would speed up line speeds at poultry and pork production facilities. Civil Eats is a ...

Proposal aims to remove maximum line speed limits for establishments operating under the New Swine Inspection System.

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 would allow ...

Four years after the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota struck down USDA’s rule eliminating line speed limits in pork and poultry plants, Republican Rep. Brad Finstad has introduced ...