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Meat-slicing facility laying off 100 workers

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:35:20 +0000

BOONEVILLE — Plumrose USA has laid off 100 workers at its meat slicing plant in Booneville, Miss. COO Mike Rozzano tells the Daily Corinthian workers were notified last Friday. Rozzano says the plant now has about 320 workers. He says business dictated that Plumrose didn’t need as many people in the plant. Plumrose slices beef, [...]

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Meat packer recalls product, could be contaminated

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:52:08 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A Louisiana meat-packing company has recalled 20,166 pounds of potentially bacteria-tainted cooked roast beef deli meat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Manda Packing Co., based in Baker, La., is recalling the meat that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Food contaminated with the bacterium can cause [...]

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Drought shrinking ranchers’ profits; consumers to feel impact

MBJ Staff — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:40:59 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Pictures of wilting corn in the Midwest may dominate the evening news, but the 2012 drought is also shrinking livestock’s profit potential nationwide. John Michael Riley, agricultural economist with Mississippi State University’s Extension Service, said the drought means livestock, dairy and aquaculture producers will continue to see higher feed prices. “Cattle will [...]

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White House proposing new rules for meat companies

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:05:20 +0000

ST. LOUIS — The Obama administration today proposed new antitrust rules for meat companies that reflect a willingness by the USDA to shift the balance of power between farmers and processors and to regulate an industry long-dominated by a handful of corporate giants. The rules would place the sharpest limits on meat companies since the [...]

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