Although the deadline for submitting the ag census has just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed census questionnaires through the spring to ensure all farmers and ranchers take advantage of the opportunity to be represented in the widely used data.
The delegate body meets annually to recommend the rate of assessment, determine the percentage of assessments that state associations will receive and nominate producers and importers to the National Pork Board.
Per the agreement with Cattlemen's Heritage Beef Co. Darling Ingredients will purchase the off-take from the Cattlemen's Heritage planned 2,000-head-per-day beef-processing facility in Mills County, Iowa.
Marksbury Farm Foods LLC violated federal child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by employing seven workers in slaughterhouse operations and an eighth worker to clean its floor.