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    Monogram Foods taps Kellogg veteran as supply chain head

    Larry Elliott will oversee company operations at the snack food company months after it was fined for illegally employing children at a meatpacking plant. 

    By Alejandra Salgado • April 30, 2024
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    US tests ground beef from grocery stores amid bird flu concerns

    Expanded testing comes as Colombia imposes beef trade restrictions over the outbreak in dairy cows.

    By • April 30, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Agriculture Dive

    As the sector anxiously awaits a farm bill, producers are expected to take advantage of new opportunities in renewable energy and regenerative agriculture.

    By Agriculture Dive staff
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    Billionaire Batista brothers reinstated to JBS board

    The shareholder vote affirms the controversial siblings' return to power at the world's largest meat producer. 

    By • April 29, 2024
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    Is plant-based meat more sustainable? Experts question the data

    Researchers have struggled to replicate life-cycle assessments commissioned from companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, and are calling for more transparency.

    By Nithin Coca • April 24, 2024
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    ADM’s suspended CFO to resign amid accounting scandal

    Vikram Luthar — who was placed on a forced leave in January — will assist the company and be paid his base salary until his resignation is effective on Sept. 30.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 23, 2024
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    Defend the flock: Bird flu outbreak prompts calls for biosecurity assessments on chicken farms

    As avian influenza spreads to an increasing number of species, experts worry it could create even more transmission pathways for the virus to infiltrate commercial poultry operations.

    By • April 22, 2024
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    Cattle rancher sues utilities firms for alleged role in devastating Texas wildfires

    A class action suit seeks to "recover the billions of dollars in losses" for farmers impacted by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in state history.

    By • April 22, 2024
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    Industry groups urge USDA to reverse cancellation of critical livestock reporting

    The department also ended a cotton survey as well as county-level crop reports and estimates, citing budgetary constraints.

    By • April 18, 2024
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    USDA predicts lower crop prices for key commodities in 2024

    Reduced returns for corn and soybeans come as the department predicts higher prices for cattle and poultry.

    By • April 16, 2024
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    Consumers trading down to less expensive meat: survey

    Data from retail data science, insights and media company 84.51° found 43% of consumers are cooking dishes with less meat because of high grocery costs.

    By Chris Casey • April 10, 2024
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    Case Foods, Mountaire settle wage-fixing claims for a combined $22M

    The poultry processors were allegedly part of a conspiracy to suppress worker pay while the industry reaped record profits.

    By • April 9, 2024
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    Grocers lose billions in meat sales as mass retailers gain market share

    Millennials have fueled the shift to supercenters, according to new research from FMI — The Food Industry Association.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 8, 2024
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    Cal-Maine ceases operations at Texas facility after bird flu detected

    The nation’s largest egg producer depopulated nearly 2 million birds as a result of the outbreak as cases now mount in U.S. dairy herds.

    By • April 3, 2024
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    After collapse of Cooks Venture, chicken farmers look for answers

    Poultry growers face stress and financial hardship from the sudden closure of an Arkansas-based company. State intervention made things worse, they say.

    By • April 3, 2024
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    Cooks Venture tried to raise chickens better. Then 1M birds were killed.

    Arkansas farmers were left to pick up the pieces following the unexpected closure of a poultry company known for its free-range chickens. 

    By • April 2, 2024
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    Illinois hog farm faces lawsuit over bias against transgender worker

    The Sis-Bro, Inc.'s co-owner allegedly criticized an employee's use of leave for gender-affirming care and failed to prevent harassment in the workplace.

    By Kate Tornone • April 1, 2024
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    JBS looks to turn around US beef amid headwinds

    The world’s largest meat company is working to improve profitability in 2024 ahead of a long-awaited plan to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

    By • March 29, 2024
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    Chick-fil-A to drop ‘no antibiotics ever’ policy on chicken

    Supply concerns are pushing the restaurant chain to relax its standards months after processor Tyson Foods backtracked on a similar pledge.

    By • March 27, 2024
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    Avian influenza found in US dairy cattle

    As birds begin to enter spring migration, experts say cattle and swine producers should start taking biosecurity measures.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Senate votes to block US imports of beef from Paraguay

    The White House opposes the resolution, saying it could threaten farmers' access to new and existing export markets.

    By • March 25, 2024
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    Bird flu identified in US livestock for first time

    The case, detected in a goat at a Minnesota farm, highlights "the possibility of the virus infecting other animals on farms with multiple species."

    By • March 22, 2024
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    China’s threat to US agriculture goes beyond farmland, lawmakers say

    With Congress looking to take on the world's largest commodity buyer, some warn of the potential impacts on trade relations.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Norfolk Southern, Florida East Coast Railway look to lure ag shippers with expanded intermodal service

    The railroads hope to eventually accommodate poultry producers and other customers moving goods between South Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina.

    By Larry Avila • March 20, 2024
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    Food companies see revenue boost from sustainable agriculture investments: study

    Businesses that transformed their supply chains due to pressures from regulators and consumers also saw a financial benefit, a Deloitte and NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business survey showed.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Ex-Pilgrim’s Pride CEO to head Foster Farms

    Jayson Penn, who was previously indicted as part of a Justice Department crackdown on price-fixing in the chicken industry, will replace former Tyson chief Donnie Smith.

    By • March 19, 2024