House of Raeford Farms, Rose Hill, N.C., announced that construction would begin this summer on a new feed mill for its Arcadia, La., complex.

Poultry Products Northeast (PPNE), Hooksett, N.H., unveiled its new name—Prime Source Foods.

Cargill, Minneapolis, is expanding its protein production capacity in Chuzhou, Anhui, China, with a $48.8 million investment in a production plant.

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.