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Since joining the USPOULTRY staff in December of 2010, she has served as director of communications.

The R. C. Pollock Award is presented annually in honor of the first general manager of the National Live Stock and Meat Board.

The AG in New Mexico has ruled that veterinary drugs commonly administered to horses would render their meat adulterated under state law and not fit for human consumption.

The website combines the International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and International Meat Expo’s individual websites into one location.

Iowa, Missouri and several other Midwest states have existing laws that ban foreign ownership of farmland.

Brazil's JBS SA will acquire the poultry and pork unit of rival Marfrig Alimentos SA for 5.85 billion reais ($2.75 billion) in assumed debt.

Canada announced plans to impose tariffs on a list of U.S. products in retaliation for the COOL (country-of-origin labeling) requirement for meat products.

FSIS is proposing new requirements for labeling beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, including adding new cooking instructions, so that consumers can safely enjoy these products.

The EPA agreed, among other things, to promulgate a new national Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) rule to address pollution discharges from livestock and poultry farms.

Negligence among factory managers and government inspectors caused “extremely chaotic” work-safety conditions at a poultry plant where a deadly fire killed 120 workers.