SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Cobb-Vantress Inc. and its long-standing partner Al-Watania Poultry recently celebrated continued expansion in the Middle East.

DALLAS — Pollo Campero launches a new collectible cup featuring art created by St. Jude patients as a way to continue supporting the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

GREELEY, Colo. — The frightening trend of cyberattacks on big business happened again May 30. This time striking the world’s largest meat processing company: JBS.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — For months, Foundation Food Group and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have waged legal battle over warrants to inspect the processing plant’s facilities following the nitrogen leak in January that killed six people.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan addressed members of the National Feed and Grain Association on June 4 at the organization's 125th annual convention. He acknowledged farmers and ranchers as the heroes of the food system who played a critical role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

“When the world shut down, farmers, ranchers and workers across the food system stepped up to meet the challenge to produce the food and feed that billions of people and animals around the world depend on,” MacLennan said.

WASHINGTON — Researchers at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and US Biologic Inc. have developed an oral solution to an antibiotic alternative that fights against poultry coccidiosis, which costs the poultry industry $3.5B in annual losses worldwide.

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — West Liberty Foods recently opened its new Customer Innovation Center, located at the Bolingbrook, Ill., facility. This nearly 7,000-square-foot building was specifically designed to assist with strategic customer collaboration and innovation. 

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has named its Chief Operating Officer Donnie King as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. is providing $1.5 million in grants to support hunger relief in 38 Tyson plant communities. 

GREELEY, Colo. — JBS USA and Pilgrim's announced significant progress June 1 in resolving the cyberattack that has impacted the company’s operations in North America and Australia.

BEIJING — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of avian influenza, but the risk of large-scale spread is low, the government said June 1.

CANBERRA, Australia — Thousands of Australian meat workers had no work for a second day June 1 after a cyberattack crippled JBS, the world’s largest meat processing company. A government minister said it might be days before production resumes.

We’ve written previously about the many changes to our everyday lives since the COVID pandemic first brought the world to a halt, and wondered aloud how many would become permanent fixtures in our lives. Will companies continue to allow employees to WFH (“work from home”)? Will video calls and online conferences continue to replace our in-person gatherings?

TUCKER, Ga. — Effective hatchery-breeder management is critical for the success of any poultry operation. USPOULTRY’s Hatchery-Breeder Clinic brings attendees up to date on best management practices, biosecurity challenges, vaccinations and other topics related to chick quality.

“This year’s Hatchery-Breeder Clinic will provide attendees with an engaging selection of presentations, helping them increase performance and quality at their hatchery and breeder operations,” said Adam Rutledge, breeder manager at Mountaire Corp., and program committee chairman.

Poultry Times is pleased to announce the launch of our new E-newsletter, The Poultry Report, debuting on November 11, 2020.

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 GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has announced that it has entered into a plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in respect to its investigation into the sales of broiler chicken products in the United States.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has donated more food during the past year than ever in its 85-year history, the company announced. More than 30 million pounds, or the equivalent of 120 million meals, were donated by the company during the last 12 months to fight hunger.