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The American Meat Science Association, in cooperation with the National Pork Board will host AMSA PORK 101 September 20-22, 2011 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Sara Lee Corp. announced it has signed an agreement to sell its North American Refrigerated Dough business to Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products Inc., a division of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., for $545 million.

AdvancePierre Foods Inc., an Orange City, Iowa, establishment, is recalling approximately 10,668 pounds of beef patty products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.

A Tyson Foods truck driver was killed after being pinned between two truck trailers outside the company's Springdale plant last Wednesday, reports the Arkansas Business News.

Tyson Foods has reported its third quarter and nine months results.

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board voted unanimously to elect Wesley Grau of New Mexico to finish out the year as chairman of the national board.

A former senior executive in the renewable plastics and chemical industry has been named to the board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc., company officials announced.

Public health officials have confirmed that the death of a California resident is tied to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 77 people since March.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. reported a net loss of $128.1 million, or $0.60 per share, on net sales of $1.9 billion for the second quarter ended June 26, 2011. For the comparable quarter a year ago, the company reported net earnings of $32.9 million, or $0.15 per share, on total sales of $1.7 billion.