WASHINGTON – Nebraska Beef Ltd. of Omaha has expanded its recall of beef to include all beef manufacturing trimmings and other products intended for use with ground beef produced

SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. announced last week that China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation (COFCO) will buy 4.95 percent of Smithfield common stock.

WASHINGTON – The American Meat Institute (AMI), the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) and the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) announced Monday that they will host a

CINCINNATI – Grocery chain The Kroger Co. has expanded a recall it began last week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the chain is expanding the recall to

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that Dr. Karen Hulebak, a chief scientist with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Servcie (FSIS) has been

SEOUL – American beef hit South Korean store shelves on Tuesday under a modified import deal that has not stopped protests that have hit the capital and other cities

WASHINGTON – House Republicans have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking for a reduction in the federally required ethanol production for 2008. The representatives said

OMAHA, Neb. – ConAgra Foods Inc. on Tuesday started an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. The company is expected to spend $900 million to repurchase its common stock. The

WASHINGTON – Nebraska Beef Ltd. is recalling about 531,707 pounds of ground beef components that may be contaminated E. coli O157:H7, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced Monday that it expects American farmers to harvest 78.9 million acres of for grain in