RALEIGH, N.C. – Smithfield Packing Co. and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local at the company’s Tar Heel, N.C. plant have set Dec. 10 and 11 as

“E-Verify Is Not Enough – Try OAT”By Jacob M. Monty, managing partner, Monty Partners LLPJacob M. Monty is the managing partner of Monty Partners LLP, the Southwest’s largest Hispanic-owned law

DECORAH, Iowa – Workers from the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville, Iowa have gone to a skating rink for shelter after gas and heat were turned off at their

WASHINGTON – The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) said Friday it had recently modified its Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) program Web site. The AMS has added a link to the National Animal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) said Thursday that it had added six new videos to its “Ask the Meat Science Guy” consumer education series.

WASHINGTON – The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Thursday published Directive 12700.1 Operations Occurring Outside Approved Hours. A release from the FSIS said the directive instructs Office

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. on Wednesday denied a story on the Natural News Web site saying that the company sued for the right to keep using a

DENVER – Tracy Brunner of Ramona, Kan., has been given the 2008 Top Hand Award from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) for recruiting the most new members during

ALBURQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico attorney general’s office announced Wednesday that Attorney General Gary King has joined an anti-trust lawsuit against Brazilian-owned JBS-Swift. The U.S. Department of Justice

OAK BROOK, Ill. – McDonald’s Corp. said Monday that global comparable sales rose 8.2 percent in October. Systemwide sales for the company’s worldwide restaurants increased 5.4 percent for the