http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company RSS Feed for Company en-us Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:34 GMT http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Premium-Standard-Farms-now-Murphy-Brown-of-Missouri-207904511.html Premium Standard Farms, LLC, a unit of Smithfield Foods, Inc. hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, LLC, announced recently it has changed its name to Murphy-Brown of Missouri, LLC, effective immediately. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Half-of-Smithfields-US-pork-will-soon-be-off-ractopamine-207519351.html Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's largest pork producer, said on Tuesday it will soon raise half of its hogs on feed that does not contain the additive ractopamine, a lean muscle promoting drug that has been banned in China and Russia. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Alltech-calls-for-farm-photo-contest-entries-206466351.html Alltech has announced its “Farms in Focus” photo contest, designed to bring farms to life and give new perspective to professions that feed the world. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Continental-Grain-heads-toward-Smithfield-proxy-fight-204719491.html Continental Grain Co, a large shareholder in Smithfield Foods Inc, moved toward a proxy fight with the meat company on Thursday, saying it will seek shareholder support in connection with a turnaround plan it says could lift Smithfield's shares to $40 in three years. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/-NUTRIQUEST-announces-strategic-alliance-with-EURO-NUTEC-203609391.html NUTRIQUEST announces the formation of a strategic research, marketing and distribution alliance with EURO-NUTEC, a subsidiary of GRUPO NUTEC in Mexico. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Alltech-Symposium-Feeding-people-while-protecting-the-planet-202707291.html Seven years from now, in 2020, what will the impact of this be? GLIMPSE the future at the 29th Annual Alltech International Symposium in Lexington, Ky., USA, from May 19-22. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Cargill-earnings-sink-as-drought-hits-meat-business-202108421.html Agribusiness company Cargill Inc said on Tuesday that lingering pressure from a historic drought hurt its meat and grain operations, knocking quarterly earnings down 42 percent. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Eight-students-compete-in-the-Alltech-Young-Scientist-finals-201460401.html Alltech has narrowed its global search for the next pioneers of science to eight finalists who will compete for the Alltech Young Scientist Awards. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Norbrook-launches-Enroflox-100-for-pigs-201292021.html Norbrook Laboratories, Ltd. announces the FDA approval of new Enroflox 100 (enrofloxacin) available for swine producers via a veterinary prescription. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/company/Smithfield-says-separation-of-hog-business-not-a-good-idea-200917671.html Smithfield Foods Inc, the largest U.S. hog producer, said in a regulatory filing that separating its hog production unit will make it less competitive, responding to shareholder pressure to split up its businesses.