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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, March 08, 2025
Tyson Foods, one of the four big meat processors that’s been the target of critics in the White House and Capitol Hill, says it’s beef business is softening as cost-conscious consumers turn to other meats.
The Department of Agriculture has tapped Ellen Luger as the next minister counselor of agriculture in Rome for the Foreign Agricultural Service and Erica Chabot is the new majority staff director for the Senate Agriculture Committee,
Mission Produce has selected Timothy Bulow as the company’s next president and COO and Chief Financial Officer Larry Dicke is set to retire from the California Chamber of Commerce.
The Justice Department has dropped charges against five executives of chicken companies for alleged price fixing following a second mistrial in the case in Colorado.
A case involving the deaths of four Tyson Foods workers from COVID-19 can now proceed in state court in Iowa following a decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is reporting that global food prices hit their highest level on record last month, and that doesn’t account for the full effects of the Ukraine crisis.
Tyson Foods, one of the country’s largest meat companies, is reporting net earnings per share of $2.87 for the latest quarter, up 48% for the same period a year earlier.
The World Bank is releasing a report today that calls for repurposing global farm subsidies to promote agricultural innovations that can slash greenhouse gas emissions while also increasing food production.
A lawsuit alleging Tyson Foods’ negligence and disregard for proper safety measures led to the deaths from COVID-19 of four employees of its Waterloo, Iowa, plant can move forward in state court, a federal appeals court ruled.