Articles Tagged: Food processing

She was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail and ordered to report to the Sonoma County Jail on Dec. 10.

Martin Bally, Campbell’s vice president of information technology, was named in a lawsuit filed last week by a former employee.

‘I will not apologize for taking sick, neglected animals to get medical care,’ California woman says

Pig farmer Jess D’Souza had hoped to finally turn a profit this year, aided by a federal program to bolster local food systems. The Trump administration canceled the initiative, upending her plans.

Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig said the state is taking a holistic approach to testing during the latest bird flu outbreak, which has also reached dairy cattle herds in Northwest Iowa

Added to the legislation was a ban on food assistance benefits from being used to purchase egg substitute products.

German company bought North Liberty-based JM Swank in 2021

Red Star Yeast Company in Cedar Rapids has agreed to pay a $37,705 fine and buy local first responders $35,864 in equipment as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over hazardous waste violations.

In the wake of supply chain and customer base issues spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, several meat farms in Iowa have shifted business models to find alternate path to sell their products.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that are intended to reduce illnesses from food contamination but could require meat companies to make extensive changes to their operations.

Strike at Cedar Rapids facility now in third day

Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which likely only will add to concerns about the lack of competition in the industry.

Ninety-nine percent of voting union members reject latest offer

Fears of price increases and shortages ease