The USDA has responded to calls from Congress, many leading agriculture organizations to extend the comment period to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) proposed rule on livestock

The U.S. beef cattle herd has shrunk to its lowers figure since 1973, as farmers are wary of beef demand during the economic struggles. Cattle producers may make about $51.53

U.S. frozen pork stockpiles are down 29 percent from this time last year, as shrinking herds led to a decline in production while U.S. pork exports grew. Warehouses held 410.1

A hearing by the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry turned into a verbal assault on the proposed Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration livestock rules. Congressmen from

A former USDA employee who says she was forced to resign over videotaped remarks about a white farming family said that those comments were taken out of context. The family

By Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief Day One of the IFT Show/Process Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago offered some truly groundbreaking seminars in its Scientific Program — several of which were

Perdue Farms Inc., a Perry, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 91,872 pounds of frozen chicken nugget products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and

The National Cattleman’s Beef Association is criticizing a recent proposal by the U.S. Envronmental Protection Agency that could disrupt farming activity due to the dust it creates. In the latest

Sysco Corp. announced that it has acquired Lincoln Poultry & Egg Co., a leading broadline foodservice distributor based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The acquisition is effective as of July 12, 2010.

Wendy's is offering a new line of quick-service salads. The new line-up - Apple Pecan Chicken, BLT Cobb, Spicy Chicken Caesar and Baja - is now available in restaurants nationwide.