Tag: Food manufacturing
Iowa students learn about life, death on farm
DES MOINES, Iowa — Squeals and screams erupt as Ibby Rodgers and Zoie Wagner carry their new pigs into a barn on Des Moines'...
Whoa! Nevada horse giveaway on hold near Reno; no takers
RENO, Nev. — The state of Nevada is reconsidering a proposal to find private owners for nearly 3,000 free-roaming horses under state jurisdiction after...
Brexit pushes European dairy giant to make cuts
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A major European dairy cooperative says that currency swings caused by Brexit are among the reasons it has to cut costs...
Indiana prison guard helps save infant choking on food
CARLISLE, Ind. — A guard at a southwestern Indiana prison is being credited with helping save an infant who was choking on food in...
Immigration raid: Guatemalan worker arrested on dairy farm
ROME, N.Y. — A dairy farmer says seven federal immigration officers came onto his property without permission, arrested a Guatemalan worker without producing a...
Immigrant driver’s bill advances to aid Colorado farm labor
DENVER — The Colorado House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting the ranks of the state's agricultural workforce by letting immigrants...
Boss baby: Gerber headquarters coming to northern Virginia
ARLINGTON, Va. — Baby food maker Gerber Products Company is moving its corporate headquarters to northern Virginia, where it will join its corporate cousin,...
Utility could set standard for reducing energy costs
STRATHAM, N.H. — The state's largest electric utility hopes its partnership with one of the Seacoast's largest manufacturers can serve as a template for...
200 million eggs recalled because of salmonella concerns
RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 200 million eggs distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in nine states have been recalled because of bacterial contamination.
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Immigration raid at Tennessee plant inspires march
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — Tennesseans took to the streets a week after 97 people were detained in an immigration raid at a meat packing plant.
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