National Hog Farmer

4 days ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Ann Hess is Content Producer for the Livestock Team of Farm Progress, which includes National Hog Farmer, BEEF Magazine and Feedstuffs. A native of South Dakota, Hess has more than 21 years of experience in agriculture marketing and communications. Prior to joining the team, she worked for South Dakota State University Extension, AGDAILY and Alltech. Hess holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from South Dakota State University.

5 days ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Texas is now the seventh state that has passed legislation to ban lab-grown meat. Last week, Governor Greg Abbott signed SB261, prohibiting the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption in the state. The law is set to go into effect on Sept. 1 but will expire on Sept. 7, 2027.

5 days ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Hormel Foods has filed a lawsuit against Johnsonville, LLC, and two former employees, claiming the defendants violated the law by interfering with Hormel’s employment relationships and unlawfully obtaining Hormel’s trade secrets on sausage production.

1 week ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Hallie Gu

By Hallie GuChina confirmed its approval of Bunge Global SA’s takeover of rival Viterra, but outlined several conditions including the continued supply of key crops to the Asian nation at a “fair” price. The green light from Beijing, announced by Bunge on Friday, was the last major hurdle to the conclusion of the $8.2 billion deal. Bunge shares rose as much as 4.4 percent in New York on Monday, extending Friday’s gain of 5.7 percent.

1 week ago | nationalhogfarmer.com | Ann Hess

Two groups of plaintiffs in a multidistrict pork-price fixing lawsuit have received preliminary approval for their multi-million-dollar settlements with Clemens Food Group. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim found both the $7.75 million settlement agreement with the Commercial and Institutional Indirect Pork Purchasers and the $13.5 million settlement with the Consumer Indirect Purchaser plaintiffs to be fair, reasonable, adequate and in the best interests of the settlement classes.