Tight credit and weakened global economies may cause chicken exports to dip in 2009 when compared to 2008, said Joe Sanderson, CEO of Sanderson Farms. Sanderson spoke Tuesday at the

Tyson Foods, Inc. has completed the sale of its Lakeside operations in Canada, to XL Foods Inc. Lakeside, based in Brooks, Alberta, is a diversified agribusiness involved in cattle feeding,

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a final rule to amend the federal meat inspection regulations to require a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle that become non-ambulatory disabled after

A Minnesota company has won federal approval to become the first in the country to market an E. coli vaccine for cattle. Epitopix LLC was given a conditional license from

Smithfield Foods announced today that it had a net loss of $103.1 million, or 73 cents per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. For the nine months of

Pilgrim’s Pride has rejected the offer by Foster Farms to acquire its Farmerville, La., operations. The acquisition offer, which was brokered by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and his staff, would

According to a report in the Farmerville (La.) Gazette, the state of Louisiana has received a firm offer from Foster Farms to purchase the Pilgrim's Pride plant in Farmerville that

Tyson Foods has entered into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase bank, Reuters reports. The credit, secured by the company's cash, accounts receivable and inventory, will

A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss the illegal immigration and bank fraud charges against Agriprocessors Inc. Attorneys for Sholom Rubashkin and Agriprocessors has argued that the proceedings

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has put together an emergency task force consisting of most of his cabinet as well as Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain to find a strategy that would