Ag in the News

04/06/2010

National and International

JBS could raise over $1 billion with stock sale
Sao Paulo-based JBS SA plans to offer 200 million new common shares of its stock for sale with an option to sell 70 million more if demand warrants, a JBS spokesman confirmed to Meatingplace. MORE!

‘Green’ light: ConAgra gets going on sustainability goals v ConAgra Foods Inc., the Omaha, Neb.-based company whose brands include Slim Jim, Healthy Choice and Hebrew National, announced Monday five sustainability goals it aims to achieve by 2015. MORE!

Researchers use ‘green’ waste product to fight salmonella, E. coli v The answer to reducing or eliminating salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 in beef cattle may lie in environmentally friendly waste products fed to dairy cattle for decades: orange peel and orange pulp. MORE!

Team BEEF takes on Boston Marathon v Twelve runners slated to compete in the 2010 Boston Marathon will be promoting beef for Team BEEF, according to the Beef Checkoff. MORE!

Poultry Processor Workshop scheduled for May v Poultry processing managers will learn about the latest equipment and technology at the 2010 Poultry Processor Workshop May 12-13 at Atlanta's Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, which is sponsoring the workshop, announced. MORE!