Cargill reported net earnings of $409 million in the fiscal 2013 second quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with $100 million in the same period a year ago.
The report makes clear that today’s modern hog farms combine the best of traditional farming practices with the benefits of modern technology and agriculture science.
Over 400 Pinnacle Foods Workers in Fort Madison who are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union voted 6 to authorize a strike to protest the company’s plan to eliminate their pension plan.