Mar-Jac Poultry investing $25 million in project

Company building new technology and data capabilities

Cause under investigation

Funds to be used to purchase US-grown commodities, including wheat, rice

Will support company's growing pork, poultry production

Republican has served on panel for more than a decade.

Facility can produce 12,500 tonnes of feed weekly.

Signalmen agree to a ‘status quo’ period until December.

Facility will use corn, soybean meal from about 70 farmers.

Justice department asking for additional information on Cargill, Continental Grain bid.