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.

Arkansas Scientists Recognised at PSA Meeting
US - Several University of Arkansas poultry science faculty and students received award at the Poultry Science Association's annual meeting held at Niagara Falls, Canada, on 21-25 July.

Dalton Receives Distinguished Poultry Industry Award
US - Don Dalton, retired president of the US Poultry & Egg Association, was honoured by the Poultry Science Association as the recipient of the Merial Distinguished Poultry Industry Award.

Aviagen Completes 45th Production Management School
US - Aviagen recently completed its annual production management course.

Barriers Need to be Broken to Help Farmers
US - DuPont Group Vice President Jim Borel told a United Nations (UN) special meeting in New York yesterday that the public and private sectors must act quickly to knock down barriers and help small-scale farmers in the developing world move out of p...

Merial Names New Head of Global R&D
US - Ellen de Brabander, PhD., has been appointed Global Head of Merial Research and Development for Merial Limited. Dr de Brabander reports to José Barella, Merial’s Executive Chairman, and is a member of Merial’s executive leadership team.

Cobb Technical School's Value in 'Solving the Puzzle'
US - Over 40 customer companies from 19 countries attended the Cobb-Vantress annual world technical school at the global headquarters in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA.

Hy-Line Technical Services Team Add Nutritionist
US - Dr. Kristjan Bregendahl will join Hy-Line International in July 2008 as a member of the global technical service department.

DuPont Positions Itself for Long Term Growth
NEW YORK, US - At an investors’ conference here today, DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr., said the company is accelerating growth through DuPont innovation that addresses global macro trends related to food, safety and security, and renewable...

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Appoints Heads of Global Poultry
US – Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health appointed the Heads of Global Species teams for the swine, the poultry and the aquaculture segment.

Hubbard LLC appoints Jiggs Killgore as Director of Hatcheries
PIKEVILLE, USA - Hubbard is very pleased to announce that Jiggs Killgore has been named Director of Hatcheries for Hubbard LLC. In his new role, Jiggs will be responsible for overseeing and managing all of the Hubbard LLC hatcheries. Jiggs’ focus will...

50 Years on: BD Congratulates Oldest Distributor
US - G&M Sales, a poultry equipment distributor in the United States, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Amongst those congratulating this important customer were Big Dutchman USA personnel.

Aviagen Announces Formation of Aviagen Turkeys
HUNTSVILLE, US - The Aviagen Group has decided to fully merge its two turkey breeding companies, Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms (Nicholas) and British United Turkeys (B.U.T.), which have been operating as separate companies since the acquisition of B.U.T....

Grimaud and Newsham Form Strategic Alliance
US - Newsham Choice Genetics and Groupe Grimaud have entered into an agreement to form a long term strategic alliance.

Alpharma Announces ActiShield™; the Liquid Insecticide
US - Alpharma, a leading global animal health company, has announced today the availability of ActiShield™ a broad-spectrum pyrethroid pesticide for use by poultry and livestock producers.

Study Proves Virkon® S Misting's Superior Value
US - A team of leading researchers in the USA have found that directed misting of a four per cent solution of disinfectant Virkon® S can successfully reduce environmental bacterial contamination, such as Staphs and Salmonella, to extremely low levels...

Morris Goes Single-Stage with Smart in the USA
US - Single-stage incubation specialist Pas Reform makes its operational debut in the USA in New York State, with a new agreement from Morris Hatchery, Inc. for the delivery and installation of a state of the art single stage hatchery.

Aviagen Restructures for Core Businesses
US - The Aviagen Group, the world’s leading poultry breeder has announced that the company has been divided into two separate business units: “Aviagen Broiler Breeding” and “Aviagen Turkeys and other Aviagen Operations”.

New US Farm to Expand Cobb Production for World Markets
US - Cobb-Vantress, Inc. has purchased a Texas farm complex which will go into full production in 2009 to meet the increased demand for Cobb products worldwide.

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former Des Moines Public Library into the Norman E. Borlaug...

IPE Atlanta
ATLANTA, US - Over one thousand exhibitors managed to fill 15 acres of floor space at the Georgia World Congress Center for this years International Poultry Exposition held between 23 & 25 of January.

Cobb and Sasso in Partnership
US - Leading primary broiler breeder supplier, Cobb, has joined forces with French breeder of traditional farm poultry, Sasso, it was announced at the International Poultry Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia in the US.

Aviagen Names New Director of Marketing
US - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, has named David Burnham as director of marketing.

Big Dutchman's Office Expansion Concluded
US - Big Dutchman USA has just completed the construction of over 7,000 square feet of additional office space at its headquarters for the Americas in Holland, Michigan.

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition On Track for Strong 2007
US - The Agriculture and Nutrition (A&N) business of multinational Dupont is on track with its previously announced August financial forecast for the full year 2007, positioning the business for solid 2008 financial performance, according to DuPont Group...