WASHINGTON – The Alliance for Agricultural Growth and Competitiveness (AAGC) has called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer to allow penalty-free, early release of cropland from the Conservation Reserve

WASHINGTON – The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday a recall of an undisclosed amount of Kroger-brand ground beef due to contamination with E. coli. The Kroger

WASHINGTON – Beltex Corp., doing business as Frontier Meats, is recalling about 2,850 pounds of fresh cattle heads which may contain specified risk materials (SRMs). The Food Safety and

MEXICO CITY – Mexico is banning imports from Arkansas due to a recent bird flu outbreak in the state. The country’s Agriculture Department said Thursday that poultry meat, fertilized

SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Wednesday that its Groupe Smithfield Holdings SL is in merger talks with Campofrio Alimentacion SA, the largest processed meat company in Spain.

WASHINGTON – The American Meat Institute (AMI) has submitted comments in support of the waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard that Texas Gov. Rick Perry filed in April. The

SEOUL – The South Korean government said Wednesday that it will resume imports of U.S. beef this week. South Korea and the United States agreed last week to limit

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Health officials in Ohio and Michigan said Tuesday that a spike in illnesses from E. coli may be linked to ground beef sold in late May.

OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced on Monday that another cow in British Columbia had been identified as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad

BALDWIN, Ga. – Joe S. Hatfield, co-founder, president and CEO of poultry producer Fieldale Farms, died Saturday after a brief illness. He was 84. Memorial services will be held