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Bacon lovers everywhere are rejoicing at the news.

The Hillshire Brands Co. announced that Mary Oleksiuk, 50, will join the company as chief human resources officer.

The United States has banned exports from XL Foods following an outbreak of E. coli-related illnesses in Canada that could stem from the plant.

Hormel Foods Corp. announced the upcoming retirements of Richard A. Bross, group vice president of Hormel Foods, president of Hormel Foods International Corporation (HFIC), and Ronald W. Fielding, executive vice president of corporate strategy, planning and development.

In a new promotion that runs through October 31st, consumers can take their pre-game celebrations up a notch by making Star Ranch Angus beef “the star of their tailgate.”

U.S. agricultural groups told the U.S. Trade Representative's Office that the country must fix mistakes made in the North American Free Trade Agreement by insisting in new trade talks with Canada on unrestricted access to its poultry and dairy market.

The expansion, anticipated to be a $100 million investment, is expected to create more than 80 jobs.

The Humane Society of the United States filed a lawsuit in federal district court, charging that the National Pork Board struck an unlawful backroom deal with the National Pork Producers Council for the purchase of the iconic slogan.

"We are asking our pork suppliers to present actionable plans by 2017 that address both the elimination of gestation stalls and creation of traceability systems within the pork supply chain."

The National Pig Association in Britain is stating that “a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable,” due to drought severe conditions and a shrinking number of hogs in the European Union.