Hillshire Farm Launches New Turkey Smoked Sausage Links

May 11, 2011 Sara Lee Corporation

The Memorial Day holiday calls for Americans to dust off the grill and break out the tongs. Just in time for the occasion, Hillshire Farm today announced the introduction of two new smoked sausage products to its portfolio – Turkey Pepper Jack and Turkey Polska Kielbasa Smoked Sausage Links.

U.S. Hog-Herd Curbs Seen Raising Pork-Chop Prices As Hormel Costs Advance

U.S. hog producers are unlikely to increase the size of their herds because of the soaring cost of livestock feed, AgStar Financial Services Inc. said, signaling higher expenses for meat processors including Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL) and pricier pork chops at the grocery store.

Cargill's Rumba Meats Sweepstakes Grand Prize Winner Announced

May 10, 2011 Cargill

Cargill today announced Adrianna Alvarez-Sifuentes of Arlington, Texas, is the grand prize winner of its Rumba® specialty meats brand "Warmth of Home" consumer sweepstakes. Alvarez-Sifuentes was awarded the grand prize of $5,000 during a surprise event at her home with family and neighbors present.

Twin Falls' Independent Meat Garners National Award

A 500 person blind taste test yielded a national award for Independent Meat company in Twin Falls.

CBB, NCBA Leadership Agree To Move Forward

Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) officers Tom Jones, chair, Wesley Grau, vice chair, Weldon Wynn, treasurer, Dan Dierschke, immediate past chair, and Executive Committee member Ted Greidanus this week met with National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) officers Bill Donald, president, J.D. Alexander, president-elect, Scott George, vice president, Steve Foglesong, immediate past president, and David Dick, Federation Division chair, to discuss their mutual commitment to the beef checkoff and to working together in the future.