OMAHA, Neb. – ConAgra Foods Inc. on Monday announced the promotion of Bill Hahn Jr. to vice president, finance for the corporation. Hahn, 37, joined ConAgra in 1993 in

DAVIS, Calif. – Superior Farms announced on Monday the hiring of Ed Jenks as its new president. Jenks fills the roll for Les Oesterreich, who will continue to act

CALGARY, Alberta – An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled last week that that Canadian cattle producers can sue the government to recover losses from a mad-cow disease scare in

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. last week marked its fiftieth year in the poultry processing industry and a workplace safety achievement. Tyson was founded in 1935 when founder

PENDERGRASS, Ga. – Wayne Farms LLC’s Pendergrass facility recently celebrated a milestone in safety and production by operating two million man-hours without a lost-time accident. The company said it

WASHINGTON – The Mexican government has voluntarily suspended shipments of meat and processed poultry to the U.S. after American officials reported misgivings about the quality of Mexican processing and

WARSAW, N.C. – Murphy-Brown LLC, the swine production subsidiary for Smithfield Foods Inc., is preparing its hurricane and emergency action plans as Tropical Storm Hanna threatens the east coast.

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana has lost its federal disease-free status for brucellosis. The loss means mandatory testing for all cattle being shipped out of the state. Brucellosis has been

BOISE, Idaho – A southwestern Idaho bird farm has been quarantined after a low-pathogenic bird flu strain was found. Idaho officials say it is not the same strain that

LINCOLN, Neb. – Officials in Lincoln, Neb. have said that a malfunctioning air compressor caused a fired at a meat processing plant that sent one person to the hospital.