Tyson Foods has announced that it will sell five hog farms and send 20,000 sows to slaughter, reducing its hog herd by 28 percent. It will sell the farms, located

The Beef Checkoff Program returned about $5.55 in value to beef producers for every dollar they invested into it between 2003 and 2008. That’s the overall conclusion of a new

Legislation that would gradually phase out government support for corn-based ethanol over five years and encourage the commercial development of second generation biofuels.has been introduced in the House of Representatives.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing new information on and re-proposing the definition and standard for “roaster” and “roasting chicken.” FSIS proposed this definition and standard in

Two Smithfield Foods plants and a Tyson Foods plant are being idled for the day today, effectively shutting down 10 percent of U.S. pork produciton. The two Smithfield plants are

Perdue has joined with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. Perdue has committed a total of $35,000 to the Foundation’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship

Vice President Joe Biden was joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to announce the key findings of the Food Safety Working

The Obama administration has ordered tougher steps to contain food contamination in the wake of two recent recalls for cookie dough with Salmonella and ground beef with E. coli. Part

After Bridgewater, S.D., officials has to remove 80,000 pounds of rotting meat from a closed locker plant, the former owner of the building says that the meat never constituted a

McDonald's will officially begin selling its new Angus burgers, priced around $4, today, after a long test period. The burgers are made of 1/3-pound Angus patties and come in three