Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta receives checks from Jamesway and USPOULTRY at 2023 IPPE

Special Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recently received donations from Jamesway and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association during the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Ga. On hand for the check presentation were, left to right, John Starkey, USPOULTRY; Mike Levengood, Perdue Farms and outgoing USPOULTRY chairman; Beth Buursema, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation; Denis Kan, Jamesway; and Christian Jordan, Jamesway.

Georgia Ports Authority expanding refrigerated container capacity

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Georgia Ports Authority is increasing chilled cargo capacity to stay ahead of anticipated growth in demand. “Expansion among our cold storage...

NCC asks Labor Department to keep contract chicken farmers as independent contractors

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The United States Department of Labor has put forward a new regulation that would change titles for employees. Some employees could...

DCA scholarships available for students pursuing chicken careers

GEORGETOWN, Del. — The Delmarva Chicken Association is inviting high school seniors, college students and graduate students to submit applications for its 2023 College...

AFIA’s Sarah Novak named chief operating officer

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association has announced the promotion of Sarah Novak to chief operating officer. Novak has served the association...

Cal-Maine Foods reports record results for second quarter fiscal 2023

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has today reported its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 ended Nov. 28, 2022. Record quarterly...

Morrison elected 2023 USPOULTRY chairman

Photo by David B. Strickland New officers of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association were elected at the group’s annual meeting Jan. 23, in conjunction with the International Poultry Expo in Atlanta, Ga. The new officers are, from left, Mikell Fries, Claxton Poultry, vice chairman; Mike Levengood, Perdue Farms, immediate past chairman; Jarod Morrison, Farbest Foods, chairman; and Bill Griffith, Peco Foods, secretary. Not pictured: Jonathan Cade, Hy-Line Int’l., treasurer.

Hinton receives Workhorse of the Year award

Photo by David B. Strickland Greg Hinton, vice president of sales for Rose Acre Farms, is the recipient of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s 2023 Workhorse of the Year award. Jerry Moye, member of the international advisory board at Hendrix Genetics and past USPOULTRY chairman, placed the ceremonial horse collar on Hinton during the award reception on Monday, Jan. 23.

John Starkey announces retirement as USPOULTRY president

Photo by David B. Strickland John Starkey, president of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, has announced his retirement for 2023. He is joined here at a previous IPPE with his wife, Nancy. A search committee will now begin work looking for his successor, and he will stay with the association in an advisory role through the process.

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