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Rep. Bob Peterson (R-Sabina), a cosponsor of Ohio H.B. 503, stood before the Ohio House multiple times this year to ensure passage of the bill, which passed unanimously, 89-0, in June, followed by a 31-0 vote in the Ohio...
Source: The Press This is terrible news for Quebec's agri-food industry. The giant with its 8.2 billion dollars in revenue and its 16,150 employees lost money in 2021 in two of its three main divisions. Sollio owns 84% ​​of Olymel, the leading...
Missouri has made major progress in its battle against feral hogs, reporting an 84% reduction in feral hog occupancy across state watersheds since 2016. This milestone reflects the success of the Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership, a coordinated effort...
Source: CTV News Saskatoon rendering plant is apologizing for a pile of pigs that were left outside its business on Monday. West Coast Reduction, based in Vancouver, recycles food waste and by-products from farmers and restaurants. The pigs left outside the Miner's...
Smithfield Foods has successfully sold a 1,371-acre parcel in northern Missouri that once housed the Premium Standard Farms complex, marking a significant moment in the history of U.S. pork production. The Virginia-based company, which acquired the facility in 2007,...
Compeer Financial, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative, has filed a lawsuit against three hog farms in Yankton County, South Dakota—Sunwold Farms, Sunterra Farms, and Lariagra Farms—alleging involvement in a check kiting scheme resulting in significant financial losses. The lawsuit,...
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley shared insights into the Line Speed Trial for pork processing facilities and its potential impact on Iowa's pork producers. Grassley emphasized the need for certainty in the market for farmers and argued that the faster...
A federal judge has sentenced Robert Bickerstaff, 52, from Rock Rapids, Iowa, to six months in prison for defrauding pork producers. Bickerstaff, who served as the regional manager of an Iowa livestock dealer, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, according...
Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, is permanently closing 35 hog farm sites in Missouri and laying off 92 employees in October, according to a Missouri Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice. Murphy-Brown LLC, a division of...
Hord Family Farms, a fifth-generation pork producer based in Bucyrus, OH, today completed its acquisition of the assets of New Horizon Farms, a farrow-to-finish swine operation located in Pipestone, MN. The Minnesota farm going forward will operate as Hord...
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