KFC Canada, Canada, partnered with Chicken Farmers of Canada, Canada, to feature the Raised by a Canadian Farmer seal on its products.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., partnered with Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC) to open what is said to be the largest stand-alone solar-powered poultry house to be operated completely off the grid.

Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, Del., purchased a new grain storage facility in Dover, Del., to allow the company to buy more local grain to make feed chickens.

HorizonScan, Fairfield, Iowa, released findings for Q4 2018, noting an increase in food integrity issues in key categories such as meat and meat products, poultry, seafood, milk and dairy.

Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, Del., opened the doors to its new $170 million processing plant in Siler City, N.C.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., announced plans to open a new distribution center in Cecil County, Md.

Bettcher Industries, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, acquired Cantrell, a Gainesville, Ga.-based manufacturer of equipment and systems for the poultry processing industry.

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), Stone Mountain, Ga., broke ground on an expansion to USPOULTRY’s existing offices in Tucker, Ga.

Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., built a 30-acre, multi-facility complex that encompasses an administration and classroom building, and is scheduled to open April 10.

Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, and Heifer International, a Little Rock, Ark.-based non-profit organization, joined forces to create The Hatching Hope Global Initiative, which aims to improve the nutrition and economic livelihoods of 100 million people by 2030 through the production, promotion and consumption of poultry.