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Rothsay is the leading rendering company in Canada and a leading producer of biodiesel.

The new regulation would prohibit farmers from applying manure at all if the phosphorus content of their soil is too high.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that OMP Foods is in discussions to purchase the Batesville facility.

Sales for the quarter were $2.2 billion, up 8 percent from the same period in fiscal 2012.

The facilities were recognized for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs.

According to the video, if everyone were to cut out beef from their diet one day per week, it would lead to just a .2 percent greenhouse gas reduction.

A report from the New York Times states that the computer system used by the country’s 3,000 federal meat inspectors was shut down for two days this month, leading to shipments of meat being shipped out of plants before workers could collect samples to check for pathogens.

A proposal to turn a closed Vlasic Pickle factory into a poultry processing plant is being opposed to area residents who are wary of the potential environmental effects.

Canada: "The U.S. government continues its unfair trade practices, which are severely damaging to Canadian industry and jobs."

Announcement comes after Tyson Foods' notice that it would stop purchasing cattle fed with the feed additive.