Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the AuthorEgg ProductionTony Wesner named Rose Acre Farms CEOHe will also serve as the egg company’s chairman of the board, succeeding Marcus Rust who will become the chief visionary officer.Processing & SlaughterSimmons Foods ammonia leak prompts evacuationThe situation in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, was brought under control within a few hours.EuropeScandi Standard completes acquisition of Lithuanian companyThe new operations are expected to give the Sweden-based company an additional annual output of products between 20,000 and 25,000 metric tons.Agrifood AngleUnited by Eggs is a fitting theme for World Egg DayEggs can play a key role in fostering cross-cultural understanding and promoting solidarity.Avian InfluenzaLast Canadian HPAI primary control zone revokedThe control zone had been in place in Saskatchewan since November 2023.BroilersFoster Farms responds to animal cruelty situationAfter the company learned that chickens were being abused at a California facility, it terminated the workers, reported them to law enforcement and increased its measures to protect animals.Agrifood AngleTyson could be more transparent about executive turnoverAlthough press releases about Tyson Foods’ managerial changes used to be the norm, people now often have to be more resourceful to report such changes.AfricaAstral Foods poultry director resignsFrans van Heerden will officially depart the South African company on January 30, 2025.Agrifood AngleMcDonald’s beef lawsuit targets top poultry, feed companiesCompanies accused of conspiring to raise beef prices are also involved in other agrifood sectors.Latest NewsUK poultry regains access to South Africa marketThe trade barrier, put in place over concerns of avian influenza, comes to an end after eight years.BroilersIowa ag agency to take care of Pure Prairie Poultry chickensCourt grants emergency order for care of chickens the company no longer has the resources to feed.Processing & SlaughterProduction resumes at idled Wayne-Sanderson Farms plantElectrical outages had halted operations in Moultrie, Georgia, until October 2.Page 1 of 283Next Page
