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Would you eat mystery meat grown in a lab if doing so was better for the environment? The debate may seem abstract, but scientists could turn a test-tube burger into reality by October. The $330,000 project being conducted by Mark Post, chairman of...

What was meat-processing giant Tyson Foods Inc.’s response to the pink slime controversy this spring? A 4.4% boost in its earnings in its second fiscal quarter. The Springdale, Ark. company made a $166 million profit, or 44 cents a share, up from...

For a controversy cooked up over a product that’s been around for years, the recent outcry over "pink slime" seems to be hitting many businesses where it hurts, most recently causing beef products company AFA Foods Inc. to declare Chapter 11...

     

One day after Safeway announced plans to phase out pork from suppliers who use gestation crates (cages too small for pregnant sows to turn around), pig treatment is back in the news. Tuesday morning the Humane Society of the United States...

Ranchers have a well-earned reputation for speaking plain English plainly. As such, cowboys instantly translate phrases like “government revenue enhancements” and “now pursuing other career opportunities” into “tax increases” and “got fired” without one...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Some beef processors plan on labeling beef containing the meat product commonly known as ''pink slime'' in hope that such a designator will help restore consumer confidence. The USDA says it has received applications for such...

DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Tyson Foods says a worker has been fatally injured at a company beef plant in northeast Nebraska. Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson says paramedics were called to the Dakota City plant early Thursday morning. The man was a...

 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork producer, said Thursday it plans to end the practice of keeping pregnant hogs at the company’s farms in small metal crates.    The Smithfield, Va.-based company, which...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer, said Thursday it plans to end the practice of keeping pregnant hogs at the company's farms in small metal crates. The Smithfield, Va.-based company, which has been criticized...