Emma CottrellEmma Cottrell is an Associate Editor at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 23New TechnologiesChickens grown on Mars?After COVID–19 delayed the project, North Carolina State University is now taking applicants for its Nuggets on Mars program.HomeMaple Leaf London poultry plant to be completed by year's endMaple Leaf Foods expects the construction of its new poultry plant in London, Ontario, to be completed by the end of 2022.HomeHTA awards Wayne Farms innovator of the yearThe Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) announced on March 9 that it has awarded its 2021 Innovator of the Year award to Wayne Farms.HomeFinnebrogue donates to Ukraine relief effortsNorthern Ireland-based company Finnebrogue is one of the leading artisan meat and plant-protein companies in the U.K., and one of its new initiatives will be donating profits to the humanitarian effort in Ukraine.HomeMountaire Farms employees vote to decertify another unionAfter the decertification of the United Food Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, another union at the Mountaire Farms Inc. Selbyville, Delaware plant will be up for a certification vote this year.HomeSimmons Foods director makes state Senate bidTyler Dees, the director of business development for Simmons Foods is running for Arkansas state Senate District 35 as one of three Republican candidates. Broilers & TurkeysVilsack, Biden discuss meat processing, UkraineUnited States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke about President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and food production concerns in Ukraine during a recent USDA Radio broadcast.HomeMountaire Farms fined for alleged safety violationsMountaire Farms faces a $21,000 fine after the North Carolina Department of Labor cited the company for one alleged repeat serious violation and one alleged serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina.HomeIngham's: New leadership for future growthIngham's announced the appointment for two executive positions it earlier announced would become vacant.Broilers & TurkeysMaple Leaf: Increasing sustainability in volatile marketsCanada–based food company Maple Leaf Foods held its 2021 fourth quarter earnings call on February 24 with Chief Executive Officer Michael McCain, Chief Operating Officer Curtis Frank and Chief Financial Officer Geert Verellen.Diseases & HealthTyson reflects on earnings, poultry and COVID-19Tyson Foods, Inc. released its first financial statement for the first quarter of 2022 at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference on February 23.Processing & SlaughterUSDA predicts 2022 poultry outcomeWith 2021’s complications carrying into 2022, the poultry market remains difficult to determine, even for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).Previous PagePage 23 of 24Next Page
