The meat industry continues to build on a two-decade record of improvement in worker safety, according to new numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In 2009, total
A senior U.S. official said Monday that the United States and South Korea "cannot afford to fail" in talks meant to settle differences on a long-stalled free trade deal. The
Superior Farms, a national lamb packer headquartered in Davis, California, announced that it has entered an agreement to purchase Iowa Lamb Corporation to help increase efficiencies in the sheep industry.
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) proposed livestock procurement rule, if implemented, could cost 104,000 Americans their jobs and reduce the national GDP by $14 billion, according to
The Murphy House, a Louisburg, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,920 pounds of ready-to-eat pork barbeque products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
A federal appeals court has upheld a $14.5 million judgment against an Arkansas poultry company in a lawsuit by Oklahoma poultry farmers. The Associated Press reports that a three-judge panel
Outgoing NAMP chairman Michael E. Strauss will receive NAMP’s most prestigious accolade, the Angus Award, at next week’s Outlook Conference, the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) announced. The award
August was a solid month for both U.S. beef and pork exports as both easily outpaced the results of August 2009 and increased their gains over the cumulative totals from
Japan is analyzing the safety of meat from cattle older than 20 months amid U.S. calls to normalize the trade, reports Bloomberg news. Japan had formerly been the largest importer
The Environmental Protection Agency will allow gas stations to sell a gasoline blend with 15 percent ethanol, an increase from the current level of 10 percent. However, the agency is
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