DES MOINES, Iowa – The Pork Checkoff and Soybean Checkoff have partnered on two research projects: the North American Swine Energy System and the Development of an Allergenicity Model

TOKYO – Japan said Friday that it will send inspectors to a number of U.S. beef processing plants this week to see if they are sticking to Japanese import

SEOUL – South Korean police arrested 157 people at a rally in Seoul opposing the resumption of U.S. beef imports. Officials said that about 5,500 people rallied in the

OTTAWA – The Canadian government confirmed a case of mad cow disease in a six-year-old beef cow on Friday. It was the 14th instance of the disease in Canada

ST. LOUIS – The CEO of ConAgra Foods Inc. got a 41 percent pay cut in 2008, the company said Friday. ConAgra spokeswoman Teresa Paulsen said the company’s board decided

DUBLIN, Ohio – Triarc Companies Inc., parent company of Arby’s, and Wendy’s International Inc. announced Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared the form for the merger effective.

DEERFIELD, Ill. – The Food Safety Summit this week announced a new Executive Educational Advisory Committee (EEAC) for the 11th annual event. The summit will be held April 27 through

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DLWD) on Wednesday gave Perdue Farm’s Monterey, Tenn. plant the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety. The award

WASHINGTON – ImmigrationWorks USA will host a Southeastern Summit on Sept. 11 at the Marriot Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Ga. ImmigrationWorks USA is a national organization the works for

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