CONTENTS 44 With the labor pool continuing to evaporate, automation offers processors a tireless and evolving option. Cover: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced millions in grants and loans to support expanding meat and poultry processing options for livestock producers. Source: Greater Omaha Packing Co. 08 COMMENTARY Two options 10 BUSINESS NOTES 14 WASHINGTON Climate-smart agriculture 16 COVER STORY Infrastructure investments 22 PROCESSOR PROFILE Chappell Hill Sausage Co. SOSLAND PUBLISHING years 28 CENTENNIAL REPORT Meat consumers of the future 33 MEAT PERSPECTIVES Catching up with QSRs 36 QSR REPORT Fast-food future 44 POULTRY PROCESSING Trends in automation 52 INGREDIENTS Keeping charcuterie safe 58 SMALL BUSINESS Bourgeois Meat Market 62 FOOD SAFETY Stamping out Salmonella 70 FROM THE CORR AL 72 GIVING BACK 74 CALENDAR 4 MEAT+POULTRY | 12.22 | www.meatpoultry.com 76 NAMES 78 SHOWCASE 80 CLASSIFIEDS 81 ADVERTISERS 82 THE INSIDER Baaderhttp://www.meatpoultry.com