Articles Tagged with ''poultry''

World Poultry Foundation helps poultry farmers train their peers

The “train-the-trainer” program teaches local poultry farmers how to produce chickens more efficiently, with particular emphasis on improving biosecurity to help prevent the spread of disease.
October 21, 2016
The World Poultry Foundation (WPF), Stone Mountain, Ga., concluded the second phase of a landmark multi-year project to improve poultry and egg production in Ghana by teaching a small group of producers to train other producers.
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Cargill, Jollibee break ground on largest poultry processing plant in Philippines

The new joint venture, called Cargill Joy Poultry Meats Production, Inc., is said to be the largest of its kind in the Philippines.
October 18, 2016
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), an Asian foodservice company based in the Philippines, and Cargill Philippines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., broke ground on a new poultry processing facility in Santo Tomas, Batangas, in the Philippines.
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Cargill, Jollibee Foods to build poultry processing facility

The partnership will create an estimated 1,000 new full-time jobs and develop new opportunities in the farming community in the Batangas and nearby provinces.
October 18, 2016
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), an Asian foodservice company based in the Philippines, and Cargill Philippines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cargill Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., entered into an agreement to build and operate a poultry processing plant in Santo Tomas, Batangas.
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Texas Tech Center receives grant for retail meat surveillance program

Texas Tech will receive $700,000 to monitor beef, pork and poultry products for pathogens and antibiotic resistance.
September 21, 2016
Texas Tech University’s International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE), Lubbock, Texas, was selected as a National Surveillance Lab for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Retail Meat Surveillance Program through a competitive federal grant process.
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JBT brine system

JBT to acquire Cooling and Applied Technologies

C.A.T. is a manufacturer of value-added food solutions, such as injection, margination, weighing, freezing and refrigeration systems and chillers, primarily for the poultry industry.
September 19, 2016
JBT Corp., Chicago, signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Cooling and Applied Technologies (C.A.T.), Inc. for $90 million.
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Tyson to expand NC cook plant

The $14 million project is expected to create as many as 75 jobs.
September 1, 2016
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to improve a cook plant in Wilkesboro, N.C., to meet growing demand for its products.
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Goldn Plump chicken

Gold’n Plump survey reveals food labels confuse chicken shoppers

The survey also found that more than half of shoppers are regularly or sometimes overwhelmed when evaluating food product labels while grocery shopping.
July 12, 2016
Gold’n Plump, distributed nationally by St. Cloud, Minn.-based GNP Co., conducted a study to help make sense of new chicken label claims.
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Miller Poultry site

Miller Poultry announces future expansion project

Miller Poultry also announced plans to feed 100% non-GMO feeds through its conventional antibiotic-free program.
July 12, 2016
Miller Poultry announced plans to expand its Orland, Ind., processing facility and start its own breeder operation.
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