SPRINGDALE, Ark. – The board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc. has appointed a lead independent director and a new chairman of the compensation committee. The company also established a

WASHINGTON – Sessions on animal welfare and animal rights activism will be the focus of sessions at the 2008 Annual Meat Conference in Nashville, organizers said Tuesday. The American Meat

HONOLULU – Animal rights activists have claimed meat sold in Hawaii as “Island Produced Pork” often comes from pigs shipped in cramped containers from the mainland. According to the Associated

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bob Evans Farms Inc. announced on Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose 7 percent, raised by unredeemed gift cards and increased sales. The Associated Press reported that

WASHINGTON – U.S. Agriculture Secretary announced the appointment of H. Scott Hurd as deputy under secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. Hurd will be

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A federal judge out a long-running lawsuit that accused Tyson Foods, Inc. of hiring illegal immigrants to depress wages. The Associated Press reported that U.S. District Judge

TULSA, Okla. – Poultry companies told a federal judge Wednesday that Oklahoma’s attempts to stop the spreading of poultry waste in the Illinois River watershed uses unreliable evidence. The Associated

WASHINGTON – The Food Marketing Institute has criticized a U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to have food retailers pay for some of the costs of country-of-origin labeling. The Progressive reported

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Education has ordered school districts in the state to stop serving beef supplied by a California slaughterhouse that has been accused of abusing animals.

LOS ANGELES – Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners said on Monday it is attempting to gain control of the board of directors at hamburger chain Wendy's International Inc, which it is