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Pinnacle Foods said Monday it has scrapped its sale to Hillshire Brands, freeing Hillshire to be acquired by Tyson Foods.
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s founder has agreed to talk over Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples’ beef with the chain’s decision to import some of its grass-fed beef from Australia.
A pair of Japanese farmers whose livelihoods were wrecked by the 2011 nuclear disaster staged a protest Friday at Tokyo’s agriculture ministry.
While higher cattle prices may make ag producers more aware of thieves, authorities don’t believe it will result in more theft.
Baltimore police shot and killed a steer that escaped from a city slaughterhouse on a downtown street Friday morning.
Health officials say a Texas patient is the fourth person in the U.S. to die of a rare brain disorder that is believed to be caused by consumption of beef products contaminated with mad cow disease.
Pilgrim’s Pride launched a takeover bid for Hillshire Brands on Tuesday that would expand its business beyond fresh and frozen chicken into a variety of packaged meats, including Ball Park hot dogs and Jimmy Dean sausages.
A $2.1 million bankruptcy trial against a failed beef packing plant in Aberdeen, S.D., is expected to last through the rest of week.
A college student sickened at a Detroit-area restaurant has sued a packing company that recalled 1.8 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
Federal food safety officials say ground beef recalled by a Detroit business may have been sent to stores in 10 states.