CONWAY, Arkansas – (February 9, 2017) — CAT Squared, a leading provider of MES/MOM solutions for the food industry, today announced the release of its new Direct Store Delivery (DSD) app for mobile devices. DSD provides route accounting, inventory control, mobile point-of-sale and delivery functionality. The app integrates into a company’s ERP, CRM and WMS systems reconciling financial and inventory data.

SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, USA: After 12 months of celebrations of the first 100 years of Cobb, the company is now looking ahead to increasing investment to grow in markets across the world.

Campylobacter — primarily Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli — frequently colonize the intestinal tract of domestic poultry at high levels. The bacterium is well adapted to the avian host and, despite extensive colonization, it produces little or no overt disease in poultry. That makes it difficult to detect and control in live birds.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak has become the largest animal health emergency in US history. As of February 2017, the USDA reports 233 detections (212 commercial facilities and 21 backyard flocks) affecting approximately 50 million birds in 22 states. To date, over $950 million federal dollars have been spent on disease control efforts and indemnities.

WALBRIDGE, OH—The Jones-Hamilton Company recently appointed Josh Payne, Ph.D., as the new Technical Services Manager of the Agricultural Division. Payne will be responsible for supporting territory managers with on-site technical guidance as well as providing oversight of field and laboratory trials. He brings nearly 20 years of poultry litter management experience with a focus on nutrient management, pathogen control and water quality.

Cargill’s Shady Brook Farms brand is the first line of turkey products to earn the Certified Responsible Antibiotic Use (CRAU) designation, which complies with the School Food Focus program’s K-12 meal eligibility requirements across the United States, the company announced.

George’s Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately held poultry companies, recently announced that Brian Coan has joined the George’s team in the newly created role of chief customer officer. While leading the areas of sales, marketing, product development and customer service, Coan will be focused on executing an aggressive growth strategy.

In response to customer demand and through intensified selection work focused on Yield and Conformation, Hubbard’s R&D department has developed the “Hubbard M22” male.

The highly competitive Hubbard M22 builds upon the performance and FCR advantages offered by Hubbard’s existing male lines such as the Hubbard M99 optimized for total yield and market-leading FCR, while producing more than 1.0% to 1.5% additional breast meat yield.

SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, USA: The increasing strength of Cobb in the Asia-Pacific region was highlighted by general manager Pelayo Casanovas at the biennial gathering of team members at the Plantation Bay resort of Cebu in the Philippines.

“Cobb has been growing market share in Asia Pacific substantially over the last three to four years, and we are on target in 2017 to become the breed of choice in the region,” he said.

ASSUMPTION, Illinois (January 24, 2017) – Three new technologies for improved efficiency and performance within poultry production environments are being introduced by Cumberland Poultry, a division of GSI. Included are: