As China announced a multimillion dollar trade deal to facilitate New Zealand beef exports into China as a result of a recent bilateral trade agreement, the National Cattleman’s Beef Association

M&K II Co., a Macomb, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,000 pounds of beef jerky products because they contain undeclared allergens, wheat and soy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food

The Class of 2010 has been elected to the Meat Industry Hall Of Fame, according to Hall officials. The 12 new members were chosen from a list of over 50

U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry announced the confirmation of Dr. Elizabeth Hagen as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety.

South Korea said Wednesday it would reopen talks soon with the United States on a major free trade deal, but rejected complaints it unfairly restricts U.S. beef and auto exports.

Shares of Smithfield Fods Inc. rose more than 5 percent yesterday on reports that the company may be the subject of a takeover bid by JBS SA, parent company of

The Food and Drug Administration is urging meat producers to limit the amount of antibiotics they give animals in response to public health concerns about the drugs. The FDA said

After closing its borders to Canadian and U.S. beef in 2003 after outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), China has agreed to reopen its borders to Canadian beef. China will

At a joint press conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Washington, President Barack Obama announced that Russia has agreed to lift its ban on U.S. poultry exports. “We have

Fremont, Neb., home of meatpacking plants for Hormel and Fremont Beef, has passed a law that bans hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants, setting itself up for a likely