SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Dennis Leatherby has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Tyson Foods Inc., company officials announced Monday.  The company said in a statement

DEERFIELD, Ill. – The discovery that a flock in Arkansas has been exposed to avian influenza has raised questions about the virus and what the risks are to people. In

SEOUL – South Korea is asking for a de facto ban on beef from cattle older than 30 months. The request comes after massive near daily protests against a beef

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – The United States has stopped exports of Arkansas poultry to Russia for 90 days after the discovery of a strain of avian influenza at a Tyson contractor

SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. on Thursday reported a major drop of income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, bringing in $1.8 million for the quarter.   The

RALEIGH, N.C. – The third edition of the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization’s (PAACO) highly poultry welfare auditor training course will be held Sept. 9 through 11 in Raleigh, NC.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that Tyson Foods Inc. routinely gave chickens sold as “raised without antibiotics” an antibiotic that can be used in

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. has begun killing and disposing of 15,000 hens from a flock in northwestern Arkansas that tested positive for a less virulent form of

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Yum! Brands Inc. on Tuesday announced the appointment of Roger Eaton as President of KFC USA.   The company said in a statement that Eaton, 47, will

WASHINGTON – The National Pork Producers Council said last week that a final rule on chemicals used to control rodents won’t be as burdensome on the livestock industry as previously