An unnamed Seaboard Feed Mill employee was killed on August 11 in what appears to be a grain car accident at the mill. According to reports, authorities are still investigating what led to the fatal accident, although no foul play is suspected.

Smithfield Foods has agreed to pay a $42 million settlement addressing allegations over pork price-fixing. The lawsuit accused the company of inflating pork prices by limiting hog supplies and incflating pork prices over more than 20 years.