Aberdeen’s Northern Beef Plant laying off 108 employees
April 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Official: More money needs to be raised for cattle purchases.
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BPI agrees to pay $450,000 pollution penalty
April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The EPA announced the settlement Tuesday, stating in a news release that BPI agreed to the penalty and to conduct third-party audits of its compliance with the Clean Air Act. Continue Reading
Board orders additional testing of Idaho cattle
April 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK North Dakota is requiring brucellosis testing for cattle and bison brought into the state from Idaho, to help keep North Dakota’s livestock industry free of the disease. Continue Reading
Red meat production down 20 percent from January
March 22, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) February commercial red meat production in South Dakota was down 20 percent from January.
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Do you know where your meat has been?
March 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Ever wonder if the beef on your dinner plate came from America or abroad? USDA rule would help trace origin of meat.
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Where’s the beef from? USDA considers law requiring Country of Origin Labeling
March 19, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Ever wonder if the beef on your dinner plate came from America or from abroad? COOL, or Country of Origin Labeling, could make it easier to trace where meat sold in the U.S. came from if the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed labeling law is approved because it would require labels on muscle cuts of beef and other meats to specify where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. Continue Reading
Sequester could be felt locally
February 27, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
USDA meat inspectors possible targets of cutsWORTHINGTON With Congress facing yet another looming deadline this time to avoid sequester and billions of dollars in budget cuts the potential impacts to the public are wide-ranging and far-reaching. Sequestration, if not avoided by tonight’s midnight deadline, would cut approximately $85 billion from the annual federal budget of $3.6 trillion.
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ABC News sued for ‘pink slime’ defamation
September 14, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Beef Products Inc. claims network damaged firm by misleading consumers.
BPI sues ABC News for ‘pink slime’ defamation
September 13, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the network misled consumers into believing it is unhealthy and unsafe.
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Feds to buy meat from farmers hit by drought
August 14, 2012 in The Daily Republic
WASHINGTON (AP) The government will buy up to $170 million worth of pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help drought-stricken farmers, the White House said Monday as President Barack Obama brought his reelection campaign to rural voters in Iowa. Continue Reading
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