At this year’s Southeast Produce Council’s (SEPC) Southern Innovations, Shuman Farms is highlighting its sustainability efforts and has announced that Broc Davis has been named the company’s new sustainability and operations lead.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture reported detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Ashland County and a commercial flock in Defiance County.

Small batch meat snack producer, Wenzel’s Farm, recently completed an addition to its facility to meet an increased demand for the company’s snack sticks and jerky products.

After cases subsided during much of the summer, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreaks continue to be reported throughout the country.

 The US Department of Agriculture is investing $300 million in the Organic Transition Initiative, the Department announced Aug. 22. 

Turkey processor Plainville Farms recently received a $12 million loan from Gordon Brothers Capital to help with operations. 

The threat of animal diseases is looming over the US poultry and pork industries and, by association, the pet food processing industry.

Goat cheese maker Vermont Creamery announced it joined the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance, a collaboration involving US food industry companies that seeks to recycle more food waste and expand renewable energy production.

The National Pork Board and the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have sponsored the Secure Pork Supply Plans, a voluntary program to prepare for a transboundary or foreign animal disease outbreak in the United States.

Small batch cheesemaker Consider Bardwell Farm announced it is making its Dorset cheese available for sale to cheese shops and other retailers.