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.
Poultry processor Wayne-Sanderson Farms confirmed that its Moultrie, Ga., processing facility would not operate its second or third shift on Nov. 10 due to inclement weather in the area stemming from Tropical Storm Nicole.
Acting on a directive from the Biden-Harris administration, the US Department of Agriculture is offering more than $223 million in grants and loans toward growing competition and expanding meat and poultry processing capacity in the United States.