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Tyson to pay $221.5 million to settle price fixing claims

The largest U.S. poultry producer, Tyson Foods, said on Wednesday it would pay $221.5 million to settle antitrust litigation that accuses it of price fixing in the sale of broiler chicken meat.

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Over FDA objections, Trump administration says USDA can regulate GE livestock

The Trump administration, in a move sought by the hog industry, pushed through an interdepartmental memorandum before leaving office that allows the USDA to regulate food-bearing GE livestock.

Small pigs in a barn.

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What are animal agriculture's greatest priorities for 2021 and beyond?

Ahead of the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, Perdue's Bruce Stewart-Brown provides a snapshot of challenges facing the industry and how technology can play a role.

What are animal agriculture's greatest priorities for 2021 and beyond?

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Ageless Iron

One time tractor capital of the world

By Ageless Iron

In the late 1800s, the wide prairie of the Northern Plains was rapidly being broken up.

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Machinery Insider

Expanding planter lines

By Machinery Insider

AGCO introduces an entirely new planter line while Case IH expands existing planter configurations.

AGCO fendt momentum planter

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Women in Agriculture

Dairy meets our family’s needs

By Women in Agriculture

There are options in the dairy case that meet the needs of every member of my family.

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Spiking COVID-19 cases cause renewed concerns for ethanol industry

“After more than half of the industry shut down in April, we saw a slow but steady recovery in late April through June,” says Geoff Cooper, CEO of Renewable Fuels Association.

Spiking COVID-19 cases cause renewed concerns for ethanol industry

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Smithfield settles suits over North Carolina farms, after losing appeal

Smithfield Foods announced Thursday that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs who had sued the company.

A group of piglets.

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Will Colorado’s vote to bring back wolves be a model for conservationists?

Colorado voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative directing wildlife officials to reintroduce gray wolves west of the Rocky Mountains.

A gray wolf in the snow

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Cattle group proposes more transparency in market prices

As an antidote for the dwindling cash market, the largest U.S. cattle group circulated a plan on Tuesday for meatpackers to voluntarily buy cattle on the spot market to assure fair and open price.

Cattle in a pasture.

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As coronavirus hog backlog shrinks, farmers should see higher prices

Hog farmers struggled with a coronavirus-caused backlog of market-ready hogs that peaked at 3.5 million head at the end of May.

A group of piglets.

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Pilgrim’s to pay $110.5 million fine in U.S. price-fixing investigation

The second-largest poultry processor in the country, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., said on Wednesday that it will pay a $110.5 million fine as part of a plea agreement with the Justice Department.

A veterinary walks through a chicken barn.

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Tyson to pay $221.5 million to settle price fixing claims

Over FDA objections, Trump administration says USDA can regulate GE livestock

What are animal agriculture's greatest priorities for 2021 and beyond?

Spiking COVID-19 cases cause renewed concerns for ethanol industry

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