Poultry Industry News

Houlbrooke Brings More Turkey Expertise to Diamond V

Diamond V’s poultry team continues to grow, having recently added J. Richard Houlbrooke as a Poultry Specialist. In his new role, he will support, develop, and continue to expand Diamond V’s business serving turkey producers in the U.S.A. and Europe.

Cobb Celebrates New Location and Growth Potential

Siloam Springs, AR - City officials, poultry industry representatives and Cobb-Vantress, Inc. team members came together earlier this month to commemorate the company's recent decision to expand local operations by opening a new corporate office building in downtown Siloam Springs.

Changing of the Guard

Attracting and retaining a productive and stable workforce has always been a challenge for the poultry and meat processing industry. Rural locations can make I hard to attract office workers and difficult, strenuous work makes it hard to retain workers on the processing floor.

World Egg Day Adopts "Protein for Life" as 2018 Theme

To mark World Egg Day the American Egg Board (AEB) is emphasizing the U.S. egg industry's commitment to sustainable nutrition under the global campaign theme "Protein for Life."

SAU Breaks Ground on Poultry Education Center

Emphasizing the importance of strong partnerships as well as the future of education in south Arkansas, Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, led the groundbreaking ceremony of the First Financial Bank Poultry Education Facility on Monday, October 1, 2018.

Cal-Maine Foods reaches agreement with Featherland Egg Farms

JACKSON, MS. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of Featherland Egg Farms Inc. relating to its commercial shell egg production, processing, distribution and sales business. Financial terms of the transaction, which Cal-Maine expects to close in the next few weeks, were not disclosed.

Tyson Names Head of Global Government Affairs

Tyson Foods has appointed Karen Knutson to the post of senior vice president for global government affairs.

George’s To Acquire Ozark Mountain Poultry

George’s Inc., a producer of poultry products and prepared foods, has agreed to acquire Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc., maker of antibiotic-free and non-GMO chicken products, to further diversify its portfolio.

E. Coli Becoming More Common With Rise In ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ Programs

With the removal of antibiotics in the hatchery in “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) programs, the bacterium Escherichia coli is becoming more of a problem at many broiler complexes, Tim Cummings, DVM, technical service veterinarian for Zoetis, told Poultry Health Today.

How a Poultry Processor, Pork Producer and Feedyard Approach Labor

In a report titled “Help Wanted”, CoBank — a cooperative bank serving rural America — explores some of the factors influencing today’s agricultural labor climate.

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