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Once again it seems like the holiday season is upon us faster than ever. Being that it’s the season of giving, we’d like to slow down and take this opportunity to thank all of our employees for the hard work and commitment they give to our company every day.
On Monday, we were named the most trustworthy public company in the United States by Trust Across America, a New York-based think tank that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to unraveling the complexities of trustworthy business behavior.”
“We are honored by the recognition from Trust Across America,” said Dennis Treacy, our executive vice president and chief sustainability officer. “Every employee of Smithfield Foods and our family of companies should be proud.”
Education is at the heart of community growth and development. However, less than desirable economic conditions have forced many school districts around the country to take on budget cuts, often implying the end for certain extracurriculars and student services. Premium Standard Farms (PSF), a subsidiary of Murphy-Brown LLC, recognizes the importance of those programs in promoting a well-rounded education for local students. Read More
Join us this Friday, December 16, 2011 at 1:00 EST for a live Twitter event focused on feeding the hungry. Dennis Treacy, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer and Kathleen Kirkham, Sustainability Coordinator, will moderate the dialogue to bring awareness to issues concerning food insecurity. Read More
I am very pleased to report that our livestock production subsidiary Murphy-Brown, LLC has made major progress toward the conversion from individual gestation stalls to group housing arrangements for pregnant sows on company farms.
While the conversion slowed during the recent recession due to significant operating losses, at our September 2010 shareholders meeting, Smithfield announced that significant resources had again been committed to the conversion. We also resolved to announce our progress on a regular basis.
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We recently attended the Net Impact Conference in Portland, Ore., a collaboration of people and companies who do social and environmental good. We were there on the tradeshow floor to discuss our social responsibility efforts and the launch of smithfieldcommitments.com with attendees. Read More
We want to address any concerns you may have regarding accusations from the animal rights group, Humane Society of the United States. We appreciate the opportunity to provide you with current facts so that you can make your own objective assessment of our efforts.
At the outset, I need to point out that HSUS’ accusations about our company not living up to its social responsibility commitments are misleading and baseless. Specifically, HSUS referred to our commitment to phase out gestation stalls, how we treat our animals and our new video series, Taking the Mystery Out of Pork Production. Allow me to address each of these issues. Read More
In spring 2012, the first high school seniors to complete the Learners to Leaders program in Denison, Iowa, will graduate. A partnership between Smithfield Foods’ subsidiary Farmland Foods, the Denison Community School District, and Iowa State University’s Science Bound program, Learners to Leaders grooms students for success in college beginning in 8th grade and continuing through high school. Read More
Brian Paulsen is officially manager of environmental affairs for Premium Standard Farms (PSF), but his job requires much more than management skills. In order to meet the challenges inherent in modern agriculture, Brian, in essence, becomes a farmer, scientist, weather forecaster, businessman, and environmentalist, depending on the situation. Read More
Did you know that we are in the process of converting our sow housing from individual gestation stalls to group housing? We made this commitment because our customers asked us for it, and we have restarted capital expenditures this year into the conversion process. For those working in the newly modified barns, this conversion to group housing means some new management training and guidelines. Read More
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