smithfield foods

Smithfield cuts hog production, Murphy Family re-establishes independence

December 14, 2024 Dan Reeves

After withstanding a decline in hog prices which led to loss of revenue for parent company WH Group, Virginia based Smithfield has significantly reduced its hand in the “hog farming” category to focus on packaged […]

Murphy Family Ventures to produce 3M-plus hogs annually for Smithfield

December 1, 2024 Dan Reeves

WALLACE and SMITHFIELD, Va. — Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, has signed an agreement with Wallace-based agribusiness leader Murphy Family Ventures. According to a statement, the agreement will establish a Murphy-owned farming company with the […]

Stein files appeal in Smithfield Foods settlement ruling

August 22, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — NC Attorney General Josh Stein is appealing a July ruling ordering his department to remit funds collected from a lawsuit settlement to schools instead of projects and organizations picked by Stein. Special Deputy Attorney […]

Judge rules against NC AG in Smithfield Foods settlement case

July 25, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A long-running legal dispute involving $12 million paid by Smithfield Foods to the state since July 2019 has ended, with a judge ruling against Attorney General Josh Stein’s use of the funds for environmental […]

Smithfield to close Charlotte processing plant

October 12, 2023 North State Journal Staff

CHARLOTTE — Smithfield Foods will close its Charlotte pork processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel facility to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity, the company announced Tuesday. Financial and other transition […]

Court upholds hog verdict; Smithfield announces settlement

November 19, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages in lawsuits filed against North Carolina hog operations, the Associated Press reported. But judges ruled the […]

Smithfield will appeal $50M verdict

May 2, 2018 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — A North Carolina jury awarded $50 million to 10 neighbors of a hog farm in eastern N.C. who claimed that the smell of the farm and the noise from its trucks amounted to […]