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JBS USA's pork production plant in Worthington, MN.

JBS USA Spending $280M to Boost Beef Production, Employee Wages

The meat giant is putting $130 million toward increasing beef production capacity and $150 million toward annual pay increases to factory workers.

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Frito-Lay Expanding Texas Snacks Factory With $200M Investment

Adding 160 jobs, it will add production capacity for Funyans and tortilla chips.

Tyson Aims to Have Net Zero Emissions by 2050

Tyson becomes the first US-based protein company to have an emissions reduction target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

Report: General Mills to Lay Off Up to 1,400 Workers

'Smelly Nuisance' Chicken Plant Blocked

Britain's Minister for the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom, David Frost, right, speaks to his EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic, during a meeting, in London on June 9.

UK, EU Hope to Avoid 'Sausage War' in Post-Brexit Negotiations

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Amid Recall, Baby Food Supplier Exits Rice Cereal Segment Over Arsenic Requirements

Tulkoff Food Recalls Kimchi Aioli for Labelling Error

Labels on the affected product will say Kimchi Aioli, while the back label will say Jalapeno Aioli.

Florida Supplier Recalls Nearly 1,300 Cases of Fish Dip

Distributed to retailers in seven eastern states, the products used smoked fish that has been recalled for Listeria risk.

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USDA Investing $4 Billion in Food Supply Chain

The funds will strengthen the food system, support food production, improved processing, investments in distribution and aggregation, and market opportunities.

In this July 19, 2018 photo, a lobster is served waterfront at McLoon's Lobster Shack in Spruce Head, Maine.

Lobster Lovers Will Have to Pay a Premium This Summer

Lobster is more expensive than usual this season due to a limited supply, high demand and the reopening of the economy.

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Soil Pollution Putting Future Food Production, Ecosystems at Risk

A new report details how growing demand on agri-food and industrial systems has led to soil pollution, ultimately causing widespread environmental degradation.

Cacique Begins Construction on $88M Dairy Plant in Amarillo

The Hispanic foods maker expects to open the 200,000-square-foot facility in the fall of 2022.

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Hormel Closes on $3.35B Acquisition of Planters

The acquisition includes the Planters, NUT-rition, Planters Cheez Balls and Corn Nuts brands, as well as three production facilities.

Employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant register to vote on June 3 on a contract offer from the company at the union's office in Sioux Falls, S.D. The union voted overwhelmingly against it, escalating labor negotiations.

Labor Talks Escalate at South Dakota Smithfield Pork Plant

A union has overwhelmingly rejected a company contract offer and will next move to bring the prospect of a strike to the negotiating table.

A home destroyed in the 2020 North Complex Fire sits above Lake Oroville on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Oroville, CA. At the time of this photo, the reservoir was at 39 percent of capacity and 46 percent of its historical average.

Northern California Drought Depletes Reservoirs on Cusp of Hot Summer

Lake Oroville, a linchpin in the arid US west, is shrinking with surprising speed.

In this May 20, 2020, file photo, residents cheer and hold thank you signs to greet employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant as they begin their shift in Sioux Falls, S.D. Workers at the South Dakota meatpacking plant that became a coronavirus hotspot last year are considering a strike after contract negotiations between Smithfield Foods and the union have stalled, the union said Wednesday, June 2, 2021.

Union Considers Strike at Smithfield Plant

The dispute has centered on the wages for meatpacking employees, health care costs and break times.

Kraft Heinz to Invest $199 Million in Manufacturing Facility

It would be the company's biggest expansion of an existing manufacturing site outside the U.S. in more than 20 years.

Good Bacteria's Role in the Fight Against Pathogens in Food Processing

The USDA shares details on studies that show how certain bacteria can inhibit pathogen biofilm formation, leading to use in probiotics in facilities.