Read more Edward Schafer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16089/edward-schafer.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 06:04:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20337/cattle-horror-worker-just-following-orders.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=79070&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021128' border='0' />A worker shown in a shocking undercover video jabbing apparently sick cows to their feet for slaughter was following orders from management, his lawyer said yesterday. The attorney made the accusation as he negotiated with federal investigators to work out a plea deal for his client, reports the Wall Street...A worker walks on top of cattle carcases scraps dropped into a parked truck at the Hallmark Meat Packing slaughterhouse in Chino, Calif. Video footage showed workers at Hallmark Meat Packing repeatedly kicking cows and ramming them with the blades of a forklift as the animals squealed in pain. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)http://www.newser.com/story/20337/cattle-horror-worker-just-following-orders.htmlFri, 29 Feb 2008 04:11:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19306/usda-recalls-143m-lbs-of-beef.htmlPolly Davis Doig<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=75086&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021709' border='0' />The USDA today issued its biggest recall ever, recalling 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a slaughterhouse in Southern California that is currently being investigated for animal cruelty. The recall affects meat dating to Feb. 1 that originated in Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. The company distributes beef to major fast-food...The USDA has issued its largest beef recall ever, of some 143 million pounds of frozen beef that originated in a Southern California slaughterhouse being investigated for animal cruelty.http://www.newser.com/story/19306/usda-recalls-143m-lbs-of-beef.htmlSun, 17 Feb 2008 15:27:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10683/bush-picks-ex-governor-to-head-the-farm-team.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=41313&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030414' border='0' />Edward Schafer has extolled the virtues of smaller government, but he is President Bush’s nominee to head the mammoth Agriculture Department, which employs more than 100,000 people and spends $90 billion a year. If approved by the Senate, the former North Dakota governor would likely be thrust into tense...President Bush, right, looks on as Agriculture Secretary-designate Edward Schafer, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)http://www.newser.com/story/10683/bush-picks-ex-governor-to-head-the-farm-team.htmlWed, 31 Oct 2007 21:25:06 CDT