Ag in the News

03/12/2010

National and International

Smithfield, Tyson pork plants cleared by Russia
Russia on Thursday approved imports of pork from seven Smithfield Foods Inc. and two Tyson Foods Inc. slaughterhouses, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said on its Web site. MORE!

Perdue says chicken waste suit threatens family farms
A lawsuit filed by Maryland environmental groups against a chicken grower for Perdue Farms is "one of the largest threats to the family farm in the last 50 years," Perdue's chief executive told state lawmakers. MORE!

Tyson’s Ind. pork plant to resume slaughter on Monday
Tyson Foods Inc. said slaughter operations at its Logansport, Ind., pork plant are slated to resume Monday following a March 5 fire that damaged the facility and temporarily halted production. MORE!

N.Y. firm recalls chicken products made without federal inspection
N.Y. Gourmet Salads, Inc., a Brooklyn, N.Y., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of various chicken products because the products were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday. MORE!

Canada confirms new BSE case
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been confirmed in a 72-month-old Black Angus from Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed. MORE!