Springdale, Ark. – September 10, 2019 – Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) announced today the appointment of John R. Tyson as Chief Sustainability Officer, effectively immediately.  He will report to Noel White, President and CEO of Tyson Foods.  

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.– Zinpro Corporation, the industry leader in performance trace mineral nutrition for livestock, poultry, aquaculture and companion animals, announces that Austin Jasek, Ph.D., has joined the company as poultry account manager.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Aviagen’s Vice President of Veterinary Services Dr. Eric Jensen has been elected as the new President of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP), replacing outgoing President Dr. Nathaniel Tablante, a Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland.

LANSING, Mich., ― Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has signed a development and licensing agreement with Corvium, Inc., that will allow Neogen’s customers exclusive access to an enhanced version of Corvium’s award-winning CONTROL-PRO™ food risk intelligence platform.

During the 2019 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Destin, Florida, a record 230 chicken and turkey facilities received safety awards by the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council. The companies were honored in recognition of their outstanding performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs.

PSSI, the industry’s leading food safety and contract sanitation provider, today announced the promotion of Tom ‘Tiny’ Eckmann to its leadership team as Vice President of Operations.

August 3, 2019 – Little Rock, AR – The Poultry Federation (TPF) partnered with Verizon Area for the 3rd Annual Wingstock. The annual event hosted by Verizon provides a way for local restaurants to showcase their culinary skills.

OK Foods is raising its base hourly pay rate by 30 cents and awarding new cars to employees to encourage chicken plant workers to stay put.

Alltech, a global leader in the production of minerals that benefit the growth, reproductive performance and health of modern livestock, is pleased to announce that Laura Shadwick has joined the company as the North America poultry mineral manager.

On behalf of The Poultry Federation we applaud Robert Garlington in being recognized as Meat + Poultry's 2019 Operations Executive of the Year. Robert Garlington's pursuit of operational excellence at George's Inc. is based on years of listening, learning and teaching.