U.S. chicken growers want processors to increase payments and bear more of the cost associated with raising flocks, said two industry groups. Mike Weaver, president of the Contract Poultry Growers

Eating bacon, sausage, hot dogs and other processed meats can raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Eating unprocessed beef, pork or lamb appeared

Montclair Meat Co., Inc., a Montclair, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's

Hormel Foods Corp. was recognized among the Best Places to Work for Recent Grads by Experience Inc., the nation’s leading provider of career services for college students and alumni. The

Stephanie Smith, a 23-year-old former dancer that became paralyzed after an E. coli infection caused by a tainted hamburger, has reached a settlement with Cargill Inc., the processor of the

In a letter to Perdue CEO Jim Perdue released today, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) President Cathy Liss demanded that the company end its use of a label claiming that certain

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new performance standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in young chickens (broilers) and turkeys, fulfilling another key recommendation of the President's Food Safety Working Group.

Dietz & Watson was recently awarded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s “Pink Ribbon” for its unique “Pretty in Pig” fundraising campaign and its unwavering commitment to fighting breast

Pilgrim’s Pride reported a net loss in the first quarter of $45.5 million on net sales of $1.6 billion. In spite of the loss, the company announced plans to reopen

Sara Lee Corp. reported a strong increase in operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, driven by higher operating segment income in four of its five ongoing business