Fire department personnel and rescue workers were called to Smithfield Foods’ pork processing plant in Tar Heel at approximately 1 a.m. on Jan. 6, responding to reports of an ammonia leak.
Firefighters from three area fire departments were called to help extinguish a fire on the roof of a Tyson Foods prepared foods plant in South Hutchinson, Kan., at approximately 7 p.m. on Dec. 2.
Expanding its oilseeds network, Cargill has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Owensboro Grain Co. LLC, a fifth-generation, family-owned soybean processing facility and refinery located in Owensboro, Ky.
Tyson Foods Inc. announced an investment of $18 million in the Mississippi economy through an expansion of the company’s hatchery in Walnut Grove, Miss.