Industry Headlines
WASHINGTON — The National Turkey Federation has announced the addition of Keith M. Williams as vice president of communications and marketing. Williams brings 25 years of experience working with reporters to benefit the public with an understanding of agriculture and food safety. Originally from Lubbock, Texas, Williams has served as press secretary at USDA and...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association’s Liquid Feed Committee presents the 43rd annual Liquid Feed Symposium on Sept. 10-12 at Missouri’s St. Louis Union Station, a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Delivering the keynote will be Dr. Michael Swanson, a Wells Fargo economist. In addition to sessions covering crisis communication and legislative and...
ATLANTA — Renewvia Energy, a project-finance commercial solar power development, received five additional power purchase agreements from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will allow installation of photovoltaic systems at generational family-owned poultry farms in Calhoun, Ga. These projects will build on Renewvia’s installation in 2012 of nine commercial solar power systems in north Georgia....
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed, among other things, to promulgate a new national Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) rule to address pollution discharges from livestock and poultry farms. The agency’s June 6 announcement provided details of a new agreement which arises from the 2010 settlement to a lawsuit brought by...
TUCKER, Ga. — The 2013 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry is a three-day event designed specifically for poultry facility and corporate safety personnel. It will be held Aug. 19-21 at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Fla. “This year’s program will focus on issues pertinent to new and experienced poultry industry...
WASHINGTON — An inspiring disabled rooster and a family of shy pied-billed grebes are the winners in the USDA Cutest Bird Photo Contest for the month of April. Anna Seigler of Augusta, Ga., and Gene Wright of Sandusky, Ohio, took the prizes in each of two categories in the Biosecurity For Birds competition. Wright’s...
