Eight high-performing undergraduate students received a combined total of $20,000 to pursue degrees in animal, meat and food science, or in a culinary arts program.

The NBFA will hold its 25th annual conference in Birmingham, Alabama on November 6-7, 2015.

The ground beef items were produced on Oct. 16, 2015.

Despite the decline, September represented the 31st consecutive month in which the RPI stood above 100, which signifies expansion in the index of key industry indicators.

Kellogg will consider the "Five Freedoms" of animal welfare, an internationally recognized set of humane treatment principles, as part of its process to continuously improve its supply chain in the future.