Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have created a “Meat the Need” proposal to help feed the needs, and it is calling for $900 million in

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is being jointly urged by four concerned groups to have the World Trade Organization (WTO) determine if a major barrier to U.S. poultry

Cargill Pork announced today the new 100 percent vegetarian diet for hogs that supply its Good Nature pork line of products. The vegetarian diet is Cargill’s most recent addition to

Tyson Foods Inc. and Food Lion LLC have announced an arrangement to reintroduce Holly Farms fresh chicken at more than 1,200 Food Lion, Bloom and Bottom Dollar Food grocery stores

A federal lawsuit against the now-closed Westlund/Hallmark Meat Co. alleges that the Chino, Calif., meatpacker used downer cattle for four years and hid that fact from U.S. officials. The amended

A class-action lawsuit against Tyson Foods by former and current employees who says they weren't paid for prep work will is set for January, 2011. The employees at the Lexington,

Smithfield Foods Inc. announced that it has closed its previously announced underwritten registered public offering of 21,660,649 shares of its common stock at $13.85 per share. In connection with the

Newsweek has released its list of the Top 500 green companies, and several meat processors have been included on the list. Sara Lee Foods was ranked #10 in the food

The lawsuit against 11 poultry producers brought on by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is scheduled to start on Thursday, after many delays and motions brought on by both sides

ConAgra Foods will lay off 300 people who worked at the Garner, N.C., plant that was damaged in June from an explosion and fire. Three people were killed and dozens