Honey Baked Ham announces new CEO 03.17.2021 By Erica Shaffer Linda van Rees, current CEO and granddaughter of The Honey Baked Ham Co. founder, plans to retire.Read More
US, Canada agree on ASF trade protocols 03.17.2021 By Erica Shaffer The agreement is another milestone in cooperation between the two countries, but work is ongoing.Read More
Canada kicks off Agriculture Safety Week with investment announcement 03.16.2021 By Erica Shaffer The government is pledging C$1.4 million to boost farm safety.Read More
Could lasers be the new defense against avian influenza? 03.16.2021 By Erica Shaffer Researchers in the Netherlands found the technology is an effective deterrent to wild bird ‘visits’ to free-range poultry farm.Read More
JBS USA on track to vaccinate a third of US workforce 03.15.2021 By Erica Shaffer To date, roughly 14,000 of the company’s workers in the US have received a COVID-19 vaccine.Read More
Canada closer to gaining ‘negligible risk status’ for BSE 03.15.2021 By Erica Shaffer A final decision will be announced in May 2021.Read More
Smithfield acquires Mecom Group’s processing companies 03.12.2021 By Erica Shaffer The transaction includes the largest meat processing plant in Slovakia.Read More
2021 World Pork Expo set for June 03.12.2021 By Erica Shaffer The event was canceled in 2019 and 2020.Read More
Sysco Corp. enters pork price-fix litigation fray 03.11.2021 By Erica Shaffer The broadline distributor filed a lawsuit against major US pork processors in federal court.Read More
Rabobank: California’s Prop 12 a call to lead on animal welfare 03.10.2021 By Erica Shaffer In a new report, the agri-finance firm makes the case for pork producers to proactively establish higher animal welfare standards for gestating sows.Read More