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Japan halted beef imports from a JBS Swift plant in Grand Island, Neb., after finding material prohibited under rules to control the risk of mad cow disease.

Hormel Foods Corp. announced the retirement of James R. Hoffman, vice president of Hormel Foods International Corporation for the Americas.

raising a pound of beef in the United States today uses significantly fewer natural resources, including land, water, feed and fuel than in the past.

Land O’ Frost announced it has signed an agreement to purchase Wimmer’s Meats, a leading provider of specialty sausages and hot dogs based in West Point, Neb.

Cargill's Springdale, Ark., turkey processing plant that was closed in October after an outbreak of Salmonella has reopened.

Along with in-person auction registration on January 18, 2012 in Nashville, TN and January 25, 2012 in Denver, CO, online registration will be available.

The first blizzard of the season has dumped as much as 15 inches of snow in the southern Plains, disrupting beef production, and halting business in the cash cattle markets, Reuters reports.

Net sales for fiscal 2011 were $1.978 billion compared with $1.925 billion for fiscal 2010.

Dietz & Watson has added to its ham line.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., a Dakota City, Neb. establishment, is recalling approximately 40,948 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.