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March 8, 2012

Dennis Treacy of Smithfield on Sustainability, Gestation Crates, and More

Ron Hays of the Oklahoma Farm Review spoke with our EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Dennis Treacy, at the 2012 Bayer Crop Science Ag Issues Forum, where Dennis was a presenter alongside Suzy Friedman, Deputy Director, Working Lands at the Environmental Defense Fund. Dennis and Ron talked about what sustainability means to Smithfield and what Dennis believes the future of modern farming will look like.

Click here to listen to their conversation.

May 1, 2011

Smithfield Foods: Making Sustainability a Core Value

“At Smithfield, we understand that our success as a business hinges on our ability to demonstrate that we are operating appropriately and responsibly,” explains Dennis Treacy, executive vice president, corporate affairs, and chief sustainability officer, in the May 2011 issue of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Member Focus.

Download the Interview (PDF).

Paula Deen and Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes tour made a donation to the West Michigan Food Bank with Meijer and UFCW

Smithfield Foods, Meijer, UFCW and Paula Deen stopped by the West Michigan Food Bank on January 21, 2010 to donate 40,000 pounds of food. The stop was part of the Helping Hungry Homes tour for Feeding the Hungry. Get more information at: www.smithfieldfoods.com/responsibility/helping.aspx and www.smithfield.com/feedingthehungry/

Paula Deen and Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes tour made a stop at the West Michigan Food Bank to donate 40,000 lbs of food in conjunction with Meijer and UFCW

Paula Deen and Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes tour made a donation to the West Michigan Food Bank with Meijer and UFCW

Smithfield's Helping Hungry Homes tour stopped to make donations to the West Michigan Food Bank

Paula Deen and Helping Hungry Homes, Smithfield Foods' hunger initiative, make a donation to the West Michigan Food Bank with Meijer and UFCW

Paula Deen and Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes tour made a stop at the West Michigan Food Bank to donate 40,000 lbs of food in conjunction with Meijer and UFCW

Paula Deen and Helping Hungry Homes, Smithfield Foods' hunger initiative, make a donation to the West Michigan Food Bank

Paula Deen and Helping Hungry Homes, Smithfield Foods' hunger initiative, make a donation to the West Michigan Food Bank with Meijer and UFCW

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