Emily Ashcraft

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Farmer Claims Breach of Contract by Pilgrim’s Pride Caused...

Forrest E. Crider claimed a breach of contract by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and AgSouth Farm Credit ACA caused him to sell a family farm in Saint Matthews, South Carolina...

Former Food CEO Sentenced to Prison for Tuna Price-Fixing...

Former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Christopher Lischewski, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $100,000 fine for his role in a three-year antitrust conspiracy. He...

Apple Farmers Request Eligibility for COVID-19 Aid

In a letter written to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday, the U.S. Apple Association and other apple organizations around the country said apple farmers should be eligible...

EPA, Monsanto Respond to Emergency Motion to Halt Dicamba...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Monsanto Company filed separate documents opposing the petitioners’ emergency motion in the Ninth Circuit dicamba court case on Tuesday. The petitioners argued the...

Parties in Pork Antitrust Case Argue Whether Peanut Antitrust...

Defendants in a Minnesota pork antitrust case sent a letter Tuesday to Judge John R. Tunheim in response to arguments made in a letter written on behalf of the...

Employee Claims Skippy Underpaid for Overtime Work

A former employee alleged in a class-action lawsuit in the Arkansas Eastern District Court on Monday that he and other employees of peanut butter giant Skippy Foods were not...