Cooper Farms opens truck sanitization location

The biosecurity center will clean and sanitize semi-trucks and trailers after delivering hogs to the Clemens Food Group plant in Coldwater, Mich.

April 8, 2019

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Cooper Farms, Oakwood, Ohio, opened a new biosecurity truck wash location in Ashley, Ind., to assist in maintaining the highest health standards for the company’s hogs.

Rabobank: Global food price stability in 2019 threatened by trade wars, disease, El Niño

Ongoing geopolitical tension, the threat of El Niño weather system and diseases affecting livestock bring great uncertainty to the outlook for 2019.

November 20, 2018

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A “melting pot” of risks, including U.S. trade war with China, disease and extreme weather will threaten global food price stability in 2019, according to research from Rabobank, The Netherlands.

Cargill to modernize hatchery, improve turkey health, biosecurity, worker safety

The new technology reduces stress on the hatchlings due to advancements in environmental controls.

July 31, 2017

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Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to modernize its Harrisonburg, Va., turkey hatchery, with a focus on improving turkey health, biosecurity and worker safety.

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

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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.

House of Raeford opens state-of-the-art chicken hatchery

The new 63,000-square-foot facility is fully automated to allow for the highest levels of biosecurity, quality control and operational analytics.

June 16, 2016

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House of Raeford Farms, Rose Hill, N.C., opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art chicken hatchery.

National Pork Board Updates Transport Quality Assurance Program

May 1, 2014

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The National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa, made revisions to its Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) program.

Defending the food supply

Elizabeth Fuhrman

February 7, 2014

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If a disease outbreak occurs in today’s interconnected global economy, the stakes are higher than usual: Expect lost domestic and international sales, a damaged reputation, and even a hit to the U.S. economy from lost trade and employment.

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The May 2020 issue of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine highlights sustainable solutions for companies along the cold chain, plus coronavirus and food safety coverage, lift truck technology, pizza innovations, new dairy and dairy-alternative products, plus much more—just click the stories below to start reading.

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