Schering-Plough Flips Switch on 1.7MW Solar System
US - Animal health and pharmaceuticals giant, Schering-Plough Corporation, has switched on a 1.7 megawatt solar energy system on the roof of its centre in New Jersey.

GSI Group Acquires Hired Hand
US - GSI Group announced today that it has finalized its acquisition of the agricultural and livestock equipment business of Hired Hand, headquartered in Bremen, Alabama.

Hubbard: New Southeast Technical Service Representative
US - Hubbard LLC is very pleased to announce that William “Billy” Tyson has been named as the new US Southeast Technical Service Representative.

Hy-Line Appoints New Technical Services Director
US - Dr Kristjan Bregendahl has been appointed Director of Technical Services for Hy-Line International.

Aviagen Strengthens Global Nutrition Team
US - Aviagen has recently named Dr Leonardo Linares as a new technical service nutritionist.

Award for Top Cobb Flocks in US
US - Tyson Sedalia won Cobb's 2008 US Top Complex Awards based on overall flock performance.

Merial Takes Avian Business to New Dimension
US - Merial Limited has grown its avian business by becoming the exclusive distributor and technical service provider of the innovative in-ovo injection systems of AviTech, LLC.

Leadership Changes at Hy-Line International
US - Hy-Line International is pleased to announce that Dr Douglas Grieve has been appointed president of Hy-Line International, and Thomas Dixon is the new Sales & Marketing Director.

Timberlake Farm Takes Shape
US - Clark Baird explains how Cobb's newest facility in the US is taking shape. Timberlake Farm was purchased a year ago and high priorities for its refurbishment were the highest biosecurity measures and energy-saving ideas.

Hubbard Launches the Hubbard Yield
US - During the International Poultry Exhibition in Atlanta (28-30 January 2009) Hubbard will launch a new product for the broiler industry, the Hubbard Yield. The company says the new bird offers the optimum balance from breeder through to processin...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Update New Business
US – Leaders from the US division of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health discussed the new combined company at an event held at this year’s North American Veterinary Conference.

Aviagen Hosts Latin American Ross Association
US - Aviagen recently held its annual Latin American Ross Association (LARA) meeting in Huntsville, Alabama.

Merial and AviTech Take Business to New Dimension
US - With its new agreement with AviTech, Merial says its expanded service offering combines vaccines with latest delivery technology offers added value for customers.

Imugene, Merial Establish Strategic Alliance
US - Merial is to develop vaccine candidates from Imugene's portfolio through to commercial sales.

Alpharma Announces Video Contest Winners
US - Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are to receive the $5,000 grand prize in Alpharma's Student Video Contest.

Voting Starts for Alpharma Video Contest
US - The videos are posted and voting can now begin in the Alpharma Student Video Contest. Anyone can visit the web site to view the videos and cast a ballot. Voting ends on 19 December 2008 with the producers of the video with the most votes receiving...

King Pharmaceuticals Acquires Alpharma
US - The press release states that the combination will create a leading specialty pharmaceutical company with greater commercialisation capabilities, expanded portfolio of pain management products and a strengthened pipeline.

Meet What You Eat: Alpharma Video Contest
US - The second phase of the Alpharma student video contest is underway. The contest encourages participants to produce short videos that tell the story of traditional farming or livestock production.

Baudon Named Merial's Avian Business Director
US - Merial has named Jérôme Baudon as avian business director‚ international region.

Schering-Plough Announces Transition of Animal Health Leadership
US – Schering-Plough Corporation has announced the transition of leadership of its Animal Health unit from Ruurd Stolp, D.V.M., Ph.D., to Raul E. Kohan, who was previously the Deputy Head of the Animal Health unit.

Aviagen Expands Feed Mill Capabilities
US - Aviagen recently completed a multi-million dollar expansion to its feed processing facility in Athens, Alabama. This expansion modified the facility to enable the manufacturing of feed for use on Aviagen’s internal poultry production farms.

Ag Students Invited to Tell Story of Animal Agriculture
US - Alpharma Inc. Animal Health is embarking on a programme that will begin to educate consumers about how their food is produced, enlisting the help of college agriculture students along the way.

USDA Partners in Research with Hendrix Genetics and Cobb-Vantress
US - USDA is to form a research partnership with Hendrix Genetics and Cobb-Vantress, among others, on a US$10m DNA technology selection project in poultry breeding.

EggAnalyzer™ Gains Ground In U.S. Commercial Egg Industry And Research Areas
US - EggTester.Com has announced that a laboratory of the Agriculture Research Service, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has purchased an EggAnalyzer.

All Smiles at Sunshine Farm Again
US - The Caskey’s Sunshine Farm has the best Cobb 500 fast feathering flock for the second successive year.