Industry Headlines
WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and USA Poultry & Egg Export Council applauded U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk and his team of negotiators for concluding negotiations on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization. The groups released the following statement about the historical development: “We appreciate Ambassador Kirk and...
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Poultry Association has donated 10,000 pounds of chicken and 10,000 eggs to the Mississippi Food Network, which distributes food and household items to people across the state. The Mississippi Poultry Association plans to make a similar donation annually. Gov. Haley Barbour chose to give the donation to the Mississippi...
The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Paula Deen, step aside. Colonel Harland Sanders is about to teach America “real old-time country and farm cooking before it’s forgotten.” Yes, Colonel Sanders. On yellowed pages hidden for decades, the white-jacketed man with a special fried chicken recipe and a vision that helped create the modern fast-food...
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The government slightly reduced its estimate for next year’s corn supply, a move that could keep food prices high for most consumers. USDA estimates that a smaller harvest will leave farmers with 843 million bushels of corn at the end of next summer. That’s lower than last month’s forecast...
SEATTLE, Wash. — The first commercial airline flights in the U.S. to use biofuel produced by Dynamic Fuels LLC, a joint venture of Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Corp., began this week in Seattle. Alaska Airlines initiated two flights on Nov. 9 using a 20 percent blend of renewable jet fuel from Dynamic Fuels’ Geismar,...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Animal Agriculture Alliance board of directors has announced the promotion of Kay Johnson Smith to president and CEO of the non-profit organization. Johnson Smith has served the Alliance since 1994, first as vice president, and later as executive vice president. Previously, she was the executive director of the Alliance’s predecessor...
