Beef, pork exports still show strong growth WASHINGTON – U.S. pork and beef exports continued to show strong growth in the January to October 2008 period, according to the U.S.

Mexico joins WTO complaint on COOL GENEVA – Mexico has reportedly joined Canada in opposing the new mandatory Country-of-Origin labeling (COOL) law in the United States. The country on Thursday

"Automating to Compete"By John E. Johnson, managing director, Epsilon Industries   John E. Johnson is the managing director of Epsilon Industries which is a business consulting and engineering/manufacturing company. The

Rivers resigns as Pilgrim's CEO, Jackson to take position PITTSBURG, Texas – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. announced late Tuesday that Clint Rivers, president and chief executive of the company, has resigned.

S. Korea halts beef from U.S. slaughterhouse SEOUL – South Korea has halted imports from a U.S. packer after finding it had allegedly shipped spoiled meat, the country’s quarantine agency

Poultry groups welcome EPA rule on air release reporting WASHINGTON – U.S. poultry organizations on Friday welcomed the Environmental Protections Agency’s rule exempting poultry farms from having to report fumes

Barbara Young Workers at Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel, N.C. have joined other unionized divisions within corporate Smithfield Foods’ family of independent operating companies by choosing to deal with their

Three U.S. importers of Irish pork issue recalls WASHINGTON – Companies in Florida, New York and Massachusetts on Thursday issued recalls of pork products after Food Safety Authority of Ireland

EU declares Irish pork safe DUBLIN, Ireland – The European Food Safety Authority on Wednesday ruled that Ireland’s dioxin-tainted pork products posed no credible health risk to people. Ireland last

“Troubleshooting Common Problems in Moving Livestock”By Temple Grandin, Colorado State University   Dr. Temple Grandin has done extensive work on the design of handling facilities. Half the cattle in the