Seven decades after its founding, Sanderson Farms is proud to still be providing jobs in the United States. They are currently the only Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Mississippi and have no plans to ever leave.- Rachel Robinson from Kansas City, Missouri, has joined the American Angus Association as a senior communications specialist.
- The September Dairy Market Report is now available on the National Milk Producers Federation website.
- A team comprised of member of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) helped to ensure the survival of thousands of cattle during Hurricane Irma. The team oversaw efforts to get two dozen freight cars of feed through to the Lake Okeechobee area.
- BIOMIN, a feed additive producer, has announced plans to strengthen its commitment to the Mexican poultry and livestock sectors by adding a local business unit in Guadalajara, Mexico.
- Ree Drummond, also known as the The Pioneer Woman, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show.
- The American Sheep Industry Association is hosting the Let’s Grow Webinar on Ewe Selection and Culling of Underperforming Ewes with Maryland’s Susan Schoenian on October 3, 2017.