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The De Queen, Ark., poultry processing plant owned by Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has been cited with 11 safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $170,000.

The National Pork Board has committed to investing an additional $350,000 toward research, education and coordination of efforts to better understand Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus.

AMI’s Animal Welfare Committee collaborates regularly with guideline author Temple Grandin to determine what changes and clarifications are needed based upon real-world use.

Dr. Wise was awarded the 2013 American Meat Science Association Special Recognition Award in June at the 66th Annual Reciprocal Meat Conference.

Northern Beef Packers announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 business reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Dakota.

Maple Leaf Foods will sell the company's commercial turkey farms to Ernald Enterprises Limited and its breeder farms and hatchery operation to Cuddy Farms Limited.

The Northern Beef Packers plant in the northern South Dakota city of Aberdeen is delaying worker paychecks because of financial woes.

The new unit provides poultry producers a way to have their birds processed locally, and certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Patrick Boyle will serve through the end of 2013, after 24 years of service to the meat and poultry industries.

More than 1,000 Capitol Hill lawmakers, staff, meat industry representatives and members of the media attend the event.