Emily Wagster Pettus

Associated Press

Streamline, Save, and Scale with Material Transfer's Custom Solutions

Streamline, Save, and Scale with Material Transfer's Custom Solutions

August 1, 2025

A sign marks the entrance of the Boar's Head processing plant in Jarratt, Va., on Thursday Aug. 29, 2024.

Federal Officials to Take Over Inspections of Troubled Boar's Head Plant

August 22, 2025

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Nestlé Develops Method to Bolster Cocoa Yields

August 21, 2025

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Improved Instructions Could Help Combat Deadly Bacteria in Baby Formula

August 21, 2025

The Small CPG Brand’s Guide to Co-Manufacturing and Co-Packing

For many businesses, outsourcing is the key to scaling up without investing in massive facilities or specialized equipment.

August 1, 2025

Young cotton plants at a farm in Bolton, Miss., July 13, 2018.

Mississippi Farms Pay Overdue Wages to Black Workers

Dozens of farms paid more than $500,000 in back wages, plus more in civil penalties.

June 29, 2023

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Farms Settle Lawsuits Over Worker Discrimination

But attorneys said many other farms in the Mississippi Delta are engaging in similar practices.

January 9, 2023

Richard Strong, 50, left, his brother Gregory Strong, 48, center and Stacy Griffin, 42 seen Sept. 9 in Indianola, MS.

Lawsuit Claims Farm Hired White Immigrants Over Black U.S. Workers

The lawsuit said the farm violated regulations of a foreign worker visa program.

September 10, 2021

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MS: Veggie Burgers Must Be Clearly Labeled

A nonprofit organization that advocates plant-based foods and an Illinois food company sued Mississippi over a labeling law.

September 9, 2019

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Vegan Bacon Sueing Mississippi

Meat producers have been pushing to protect meat terminology as more plant-based products are developed. Others are arguing against "meat label censorship."

July 8, 2019