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Daybreak Feb 24: Vilsack taking charge at USDA

02/24/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

Tom Vilsack will be back in very familiar surroundings today after winning easy Senate confirmation as agriculture secretary. He is expected to be sworn in today.

Tyson settles for $221.5M in civil price-fixing litigation

01/21/21 12:43 PM By Steve Davies

Tyson Foods has settled civil claims for $221.5 million brought by poultry purchasers who alleged price-fixing by the company, while admitting no liability.

Pilgrim's Pride agrees to pay $75M to settle price-fixing claims

01/11/21 4:11 PM By Steve Davies

Pilgrim’s Pride has agreed to pay $75 million to settle price-fixing claims made in a lawsuit brought by the chicken industry giant's customers in Illinois.

Pilgrim's agrees to $110.5M fine in price-fixing case

10/14/20 10:57 AM By Steve Davies

Pilgrim’s Pride has agreed to pay a $110.5 million fine to resolve charges of price-fixing of broiler chickens, the company announced.

Six more indicted in broiler chicken probe

10/07/20 4:38 PM By Steve Davies

Six more people, including the former CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride, have been indicted in an ongoing criminal investigation of price fixing and bid rigging in the chicken industry.

DOJ says DFA can't use status as co-op to shield itself from antitrust claims

07/29/20 3:57 PM By Steve Davies

Dairy Farmers of America cannot use a law designed to equalize farmers’ bargaining power with corporations handling agricultural products to protect itself from antitrust claims, the Justice Department said in a court filing.

POET, EPA tussle over cellulosic ethanol in appeals court

05/11/20 2:55 PM By Steve Davies

Lawyers for EPA and POET Biorefining squared off in court Monday over whether the agency’s guidance for measuring production of cellulosic ethanol is tantamount to a rule containing requirements that are impossible to meet.

Chipotle agrees to $25M fine to settle federal charges over outbreaks

04/21/20 5:33 PM By Bill Tomson

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has agreed to pay $25 million to settle criminal charges stemming from foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants in four states that sickened 1,100 people.

DFA, Dean Foods agree to $425 million bankruptcy sale

02/17/20 5:40 PM By Philip Brasher

Dean Foods Co. has reached an agreement to sell much of its business operations to Dairy Farmers of America for $425 million, pending approval by a federal bankruptcy court and the Justice Department.

DOJ investigating price fixing in chicken industry

06/26/19 6:06 AM By Steve Davies

The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a case alleging price fixing by major poultry manufacturers, in order to ensure the integrity of grand jury deliberations in a criminal investigation exploring the same allegations.

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National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: The Dietary Guidelines provide opportunity for collaboration

In this opinion piece, Tammy Anderson-Wise with Dairy Council of California, looks at the Dietary Guidelines for Americans as a call to action for agriculture to support nutrition education and food access programs.

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02.25.2021

Washington Week in Review: Feb. 25, 2021: Sen. Roger Marshall on Vilsack, carbon bank, COVID-19

This week saw Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack return to USDA, kicking off his efforts to implement the Biden administration's ag policy priorities. Senate Ag Committee member Roger Marshall, R-Kan., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss that as well as coronavirus relief legislation on Capitol Hill in this week's video.

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