John Swisher receives first eponymous award

John Swisher receives first eponymous award Swisher was inducted into the Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame (2007). John B. Swisher, founder and CEO of JBS United Inc ., received the first John B. Swisher Annual Leadership Award at a Customer Appreciation Celebration held during th

June 9, 2009

John B. Swisher, founder and CEO of JBS United Inc., received the first John B. Swisher Annual Leadership Award at a Customer Appreciation Celebration held during the 2009 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa.

The award will be presented each year at the World Pork Expo to an individual selected by the JBS United Awards Committee.

John B. Swisher, the first recipient of the award named in his honor, founded United Feeds to sell swine feed directly to producers using an educated sales staff.

Swisher has also been named the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year (2004) and the Ernst & Young Indiana Master Entrepreneur (2004).

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CP Foods makes commitment to drug-free workplaces

3 reasons Asian poultry industry investments are appealing

Rabobank report takes a look at why the future of the poultry industry in south and southeast Asia.

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Brand Insights

Tools for efficient crop and seed applications

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Egg Innovations first US company to commit to in-ovo sexing

The free-range and pasture-raised egg producer plans to implement the new practice by Q1 of 2025.

NFL star Von Miller cuts ribbon for his new poultry plant

The Texas A&M poultry science alumnus and former Super Bowl MVP owns the first USDA organic poultry processing facility in Texas.

Von Miller joins staff members from Greener Pastures Chicken and Texas A&M University for the opening of the Greener Pastures Chicken plant in Elgin, Texas.

Avian Influenza

Europe shows signs of gradual recovery after HPAI season

But in a new report, HPAI emerges as a threat to the future of rare and native poultry breeds.

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Former Tyson executive Noelle O’Mara named Conagra EVP

In her new role, she will be responsible for identifying and scaling new organic growth platforms and acquisitions.

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Avian influenza continues to spread in Michigan

Of the state’s nine commercial flocks to be struck by HPAI during the 2022-24 outbreak, six of those flocks have been affected in April 2024.

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Plukon Food Group acquires Spain’s Sambau

Family-owned poultry product processor and distrubor formed in Madrid in 1986.

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South African poultry sector seeks greater resilience against HPAI

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Wesley Batista, Joesley Batista return to JBS board

While early votes showed disfavor for the controversial brothers, the final tally gives them approval.

Members of the advocacy group Ban the Batistas protest outside of the New York Stock Exchange office on April 26, the same date JBS shareholders elected brothers Wesley and Joesley Batista to the board.

Diseases & Health

Citing H5N1, Colombia restricts US beef imports

Beef from certain states in banned from entering the South American country, despite the fact that virus has not been confirmed in U.S. beef herds to date.

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Wingstop’s 4/20 chicken promotion reaches new high

Foodservice chain unveiled new THC sauce in celebration of the unofficial holiday of stoners.

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Philippines poultry sector prepares for heat wave

A state of calamity has already been declared in five towns in the Asian nation.

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