DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs can be processed into meat, delivering a victory to ...

DES MOINES — A group representing pork producers urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing of pigs into bacon and ham despite a union’s claim that ...

California's Proposition 12 sets minimum space standards for animals sold into the state's market, providing an opportunity ...

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China's pork production rose 7% in the third quarter from a year earlier, government data showed on Monday, as hog producers ...

As the CEO of Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) Wayne Pacelle frequently gains intervenor status in federal court ...

Lean hog futures posted Tuesday gains of $1 to $1.20 on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price from Tuesday afternoon was ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government finalized a new rule for most U.S. pork processing plants Tuesday that allows meatpackers to remove limits on the speed of production lines and place ...

The Wisconsin-based sanitation services company that hired minors to clean slaughterhouses has lost another contract at a Minnesota meatpacker. Quality Pork Processors (QPP) in Austin, Minn., recently ...

CHICAGO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A large Saturday hog slaughter this week could be a strong clue that some U.S. pork companies have entered deals to ship more pork to China, industry sources said on ...