Smithfield Foods shareholders approve merger with Shuanghui International September 25, 2013 No Comments More than 96% of the votes cast were voted in favor of the transaction.Read More
Meat & livestock organizations appeal denial of preliminary injunction in COOL lawsuit September 25, 2013 No Comments The brief argues that the trial court incorrectly accepted the Agricultural Marketing Service’s argument.Read More
Nearly 1 billion farm animals certified by American Humane Association September 25, 2013 No Comments American Humane Certified program ensures humane treatment of almost 10 percent of animals on nation’s farms and ranches.Read More
Cargill commissions large-scale solar thermal system at Fresno beef plant September 24, 2013 No Comments Cargill’s Fresno beef processing plant has added solar energy to pre-heat water used throughout the plant for food safety and sanitation purposes.Read More
OSI North America releases 2013/2014 Sustainability Report September 24, 2013 No Comments The report is available online at www.osigroup.com/sustainabilityhttps://admin-provisioneronline.epublishing.com/admin/article/general/xml#.html.Read More
Hormel Foods announces retirement, advancement September 24, 2013 No Comments Dr. Kevin L. Myers will be promoted to vice president of research and development.Read More
Creekstone Farms expands into Canada September 23, 2013 No Comments C&C Packing will serve as the exclusive distributor of Creekstone Farms in Canada.Read More
North Carolina beef plant closing after 58 years September 23, 2013 No Comments Martin's Abattoir and Wholesale Meats Inc., a Fayatteville, N.C., beef processing plant that employed 180 people, has closed.Read More
AMERIPEN brochure shows how packaging delivers for chicken September 23, 2013 No Comments Entitled “Chicken and Packaging: A Sustainable Partnership,” it is available for download at the AMERIPEN website.Read More
Ground beef that may contain plastic recalled September 20, 2013 No Comments Central Valley Meat Company, a Hanford, Calif., establishment, is recalling 58,240 pounds of ground beef.Read More