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Disney pays $177m in ‘pink slime’ defamation case

By Oscar Rousseau

Walt Disney has reportedly paid $177 million to settle a ‘pink slime’ lawsuit against its subsidiary American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for a story it ran in 2012 that allegedly defamed Beef Products Inc.

US audit questions Canadian meat inspection

By Oscar Rousseau

A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) audit of Canadian meat, poultry and egg inspection systems has raised "significant questions" that “need to be addressed”.

USDA teams with SCORE to match young farmers with mentors

By Elizabeth Crawford

When starting a business, it helps to have someone who has been there before to help avoid pitfalls and secure success, but finding a trusted expert to fill this role can be difficult, which is why earlier this month the US Department of Agriculture...

Sunrise Strategic Partners invests in sports recovery brand KILL CLIFF

By Elaine Watson

Emerging brands accelerator Sunrise Strategic Partners has made a minority investment in Atlanta-based KILL CLIFF, a sports recovery beverage with added electrolytes, B vitamins, ginger root, ginseng root, and green tea, developed by former Navy Seal...