A Polk County, Mo., facility has been quarantined after the discovery of a suspected case of bird flu. Additional tests will authenticate the viral disease at the Polk County facility, the state said Wednesday, reports CNN News.

The Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows an increase in corn acres, the National Corn Growers Association said.

Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels as well as growing optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for the restaurant industry improved in February

Hormel Foods Corp. has introduced Spammy, a fortified, shelf-stable turkey spread to help address childhood malnutrition throughout the world.

Jim Lochner, chief operating officer of Tyson Foods Inc., said a new paradigm exists in the supply/demand fundamentals in U.S. protein production.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed Gregory Parham, DVM, as administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

The Food Processing Suppliers Association announced today it has reached an agreement with Chicago’s Convention and Tourism Bureau that will keep the association’s trade show, Process Expo, in Chicago for the foreseeable future.

For that reason, Opening Day 2011 is truly monumental for Washington, DC hot dog lovers and baseball fans, as there is a new top "dog" at Nationals Park.

Triple T Specialty Meats Inc., an Iowa specialty food processor that has sent over 385,000 beef snack sticks to Iowa soldiers stationed overseas, announced that its award-winning beef snack stick will now be available for fundraising, providing organizations with a low cost and healthy fundraising alternative.

THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER and INDEPENDENT PROCESSOR magazines are conducting a survey of meat, poultry and prepared foods companies.