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The American Meat Science Association announced winners from the Eastern National Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest, held October 1, 2011, at Cargill Regional Beef, Wyalusing, Pa.

Charles S. "Chas" Armitage, Jr., 52, president of Uncle Charley's Sausage Company, died in a private plane that crashed in a remote area near Peru, W.V. on Sunday night.

In response to a lawsuit by Muslim inmates over non-Halal meats, Ohio officials have decided to remove all pork products from prison menus.

U.S. beef packing companies are suffering the largest losses in 2-1/2 years as tight supplies of cattle have them paying near record high prices for them.

Butterball LLC has announced that Neal Walsh, corporate purchasing director at Butterball, has been elected to serve as the membership and sponsorship committee chairperson on the North Carolina Poultry Federation (NCPF) 2011-2012 Board.

Omaha Steaks announced a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure in support of their mission to end breast cancer forever.

The JTM Food Group is launching a new promotion designed to highlight 25 of its most popular foodservice products.

Cargill has laid off 130 employees of its Springdale, Ark., turkey processing plant.

Gold'n Plump brand has launched its Gold’n Chicken Challenge, a consumer promotion worth $10,000 in gold.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected House of Raeford’s appeal against criminal charges that the company willfully released turkey remains into waterways, in violation of federal clean water law.