Angus Business Grows In 2010
Farmers and ranchers who rely on quality Angus genetics continued to see economic growth this year despite lingering challenges in the U.S. beef cattle industry. …
Meat & Poultry
Michael Brown To Lead Smithfield Subsidiary Farmland
Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced that it has named Michael E. Brown president and chief operating officer of Farmland Foods, Inc., effective October 4, 2010. Farmland is a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. …
Illinois Pledges $8.8M To Retain, Add Jobs At Pork Processing Plant
Illinois officials are announcing an investment package they say will retain 1,400 jobs at a western Illinois pork-processing plant. …
Deputies Arrest 14 At Phoenix Meat-Packing Plant
Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 14 people Tuesday morning after serving a search warrant at Prime Cut Meat & Seafood Co., a Phoenix meat packing business. …
AMI Separates Fact From Fiction In Guest Article On Meat’s Environmental Impact
One of the major problems with our modern and efficient system of mass communication is that once an error from an otherwise credible source is launched into cyberspace, it can quickly become viral this is the exact problem the meat and poultry industry faces in our attempted discussions regarding the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, says AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle. …