Western Valley Meat agrees to maintain 700 jobs after acquisition 08.26.2024 By Ryan McCarthy Parent company Central Valley Meat acquired the facility from Cargill in May.Read More
Hormel settles wage-fixing suit 08.23.2024 By Rachael Oatman The corporation along with two related pork processing plants agreed to pay $13.5 million.Read More
Pilgrim’s to pay $100 million in broiler grower class action suit 08.20.2024 By Rachael Oatman The amount is the largest paid in any antitrust case in the protein industry, according to court documents.Read More
Tyson, Amick Farms settle wage price-fixing case 08.19.2024 By Rachael Oatman The poultry processors are the latest to reach an agreement in the class-action lawsuit.Read More
Florida sued over cultivated meat law 08.14.2024 By Ryan McCarthy The state prohibited the sale of the product back in May.Read More
Animal rights group’s lawsuit against USDA dismissed 08.13.2024 By Rachael Oatman The group sued over the approval of poultry labels it deemed as misleading.Read More
Lawsuit dismissed against Tyson over retirement fees, cost 08.09.2024 By Ryan McCarthy The previous complaint was filed by three employees in December 2023.Read More
Man charged for $1 million cattle theft scheme pleads guilty 08.07.2024 By Rachael Oatman William Dalton Edwards and a coconspirator obtained over 3,000 head of cattle with “worthless” checks.Read More
Class action suit filed against Boar’s Head over Listeria concerns 08.02.2024 By Rachael Oatman The company’s liverwurst product has been linked to a Listeria outbreak investigation.Read More
Seaboard to pay $15 million in antitrust settlements 08.01.2024 By Rachael Oatman The processor is the latest defendant in pork price-fixing lawsuits to reach an agreement.Read More