Nebraska state senators advanced a bill that would allow for a state meat inspection program and possibly a horse slaughter and processing facility, and the chair of the state's Agriculture Committee slammed the Humane Society of the United States in the process.

Wayne Farms, a Decatur, Ala., establishment is recalling approximately 53,210 pounds of frozen, breaded, fully cooked Italian-style chicken breast fillet products because they contain an undeclared allergen, egg, which is not noted on the label. Egg is a known allergen.

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.