Sanderson Farms News

Officials said a natural gas line project needed for Sanderson Farms will soon bring more jobs to Lenoir County.

The use of antibiotics in animals intended for the American food supply remains a topic of debate, and McLennan County is no exception.

U.S. chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp said on Monday it has emerged from bankruptcy protection, just over a year after beginning the process.

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Thanks in part to its chicken processing plant in Waco, Sanderson Farms enjoyed record sales of $1.789 billion in fiscal year 2009 despite challenging economic times in the poultry business.

Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s executive vice president of exploration will retire at the end of January, the company announced Tuesday.

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Poultry's spot as the state's No. 1 agricultural commodity is due in large part to a strong relationship between the poultry industry and Mississippi State University.

Helps raise money for American Cancer Soc. It looked a lot like Christmas Saturday at the Sanderson Farms headquarters on Flynt Road in Laurel.

Recently, I wrote about how Joe Sanderson's prayers had been answered by the recovery in his chicken business.

Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades , Tyson Foods'A' Bright and early on this fine Wednesday morning, JPMorgan downgraded Tyson Foods to Neutral from Overweight.

When I last commented on Sanderson Farms in August 2008, their CEO Joe Sanderson was praying for a miracle.

Sanderson Farms Inc., based in Laurel, has expanded its stock repurchase program to 1 million shares.

Sanderson Farms, Inc. announced Oct. 22 that its Board of Directors expanded its stock repurchase program to 1 million shares.

A business partner of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair wants to shut down the Nashville restaurant they owned and stop the sale of McNair's interest.

Harvey McDonald died in a fire started by his blowtorch when a pallet of frozen chicken fell on him in a Sanderson Farms warehouse in Collins in 2007.

Thomas M. Hensley Jr., president of Fieldale Farms Corp. of Baldwin, Ga., has been named chairman of the National Chicken Council.

These are companies who raised their dividend during the week: Sanderson Farms, Inc.

German statesman Otto von Bismarck noted, "If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made." Perhaps we might apply that sentiment to valuations of pork processors, too, because their share prices ought to make you squeamish.

Area cancer survivors got a chance to blow out birthday candles Monday as the American Cancer Society kicked off their annual Relay for Life of Jones County.