Cobb-Vantress, a leading global poultry genetics company, announces four new leaders have joined the Cobb leadership team to help propel its strategic plans forward.
“The appointment of these four key leadership positions brings a new breadth and depth to Cobb that will help drive our company as we elevate our focus on delivering the best customer experience, while being hyper-focused on genetic progress through innovation and technology,” said Joyce J. Lee, President of Cobb.
While consumers average rating for their current financial situation is in the middle between “poor” and “excellent,” 87 percent are buying more or the same amount of fresh chicken now compared to six months ago, according to research presented today at the 2022 Chicken Marketing Summit.
Poultry Guard recently hired Steve Ewing as Territory Sales Representative. Steve will be providing product and customer support to many of the central and western states.
The Poultry Federation (TPF), a multi-state trade organization representing the poultry and egg industry in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, hosted their 62nd Annual Poultry Festival. The event took place in Rogers, Arkansas, at the Embassy Suites and Rogers Convention Center June 10-11, 2022.
On July 17, 2022, The Poultry Federation suffered a terrible loss. Allied member, Chip Blocker, Account Manager for Eastman, passed away.
In 2021, Wayne Farms launched the Amazing Starts with Me (ASWM) campaign to unite its employees. The program was so successful, it was incorporated into the company’s Corporate Responsibility Report.
Arkansas Future Farmers of America, an organization dedicated to developing student potential through agricultural education, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Marion D. Fletcher Leadership Center on Wednesday, July 13. Arkansas FFA renovated the space located at Camp Couchdale in Hot Springs, Arkansas, home to Arkansas FFA since the late 1920s.
Jones-Hamilton Co. announces the promotion of Kimber Ward to the role of National Sales Manager of the Agricultural Division. Ward joined the company in 2021 as Territory Manager.
New mega-mill in Fulton will take the place of older feed mills in Hope and Nashville.
The Poultry Federation of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, announces its Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 year. Serving as chairman of the board is Toby Tapp, Complex Manager for Wayne Farms in Danville, AR; vice-chairman is Duane Weems, Live Operations Manager at Peco Foods in Pocahontas, AR; secretary of the board is Keith Smith, Vice President of Sales at Keith Smith Company, Inc, in Hot Springs, AR; treasurer of the board is Billy Hufford, Business Unit Manager at Aviagen in Siloam Springs, AR; and serving as past chairman of the board is Tim Thompson, Vice President at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. in Searcy, AR.
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