Ag Briefs: Tyson Settles Anti-trust Case For $221.5M
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Tyson Settles Anti-trust Case For $221.5M
A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals Tyson Foods has agreed to pay $221.5M in a settlement in the broiler chicken antitrust civil price-fixing lawsuit against the company. The settlement will be reflected in the company’s first-quarter financial statement.
According to a Farm Journal report, the agreement allows Tyson to exit the price-fixing lawsuits filed against it and other poultry companies filed by customers and consumers. The settlement comes after Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., agreed to pay $75M in a settlement on Jan. 11. JBS USA is the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s Pride.
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Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/21/2020 The Wisconsin Youth Livestock Program will continue to be offered virtually throughout the winter/spring of 2020-2021.
Coordinated through the University of Wisconsin Madison Animal & Dairy Sciences Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Division of Extension, the sessions will be conducted through live Zoom meetings.
Topics for youth and adults alike will occur on the second Thursday of the month from January through May, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
For more detailed information of each presentation or to register for any of the events, go to: https://go.wisc.edu/r3x8lh