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Broiler Companies
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Cargill Names New Chairman Cargill’s board of directors has elected Greg Page chairman of the board. Page succeeds Warren Staley, who earlier this year announced his retirement.	Date Posted 9/24/07
Cargill's U.S. operations will join the Chicago Climate Exchange, which means it will pledge to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions by 1 percent annually. If the Minnetonka, Minn.- based company cannot keep that promise, it will be obligated to purchase emission credits as part of a trading process that provides financial rewards for reducing emissions and a penalty for failing to do so.	Date Posted 3/7/07

Egg Companies
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Gold Kist Gets Environmental Honor
The Gold Kist Feed Mill in Guntersville, Ala., has been presented the 2006 Air Conservationist of the Year Award from the Alabama Wildlife Federation.

Date Posted
8/30/06

Pilgrim’s Pride Names New Chairman Lonnie Ken Pilgrim has been elected chairman of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation. He succeeds his father, Lonnie Bo Pilgrim, who was named senior chairman and remains on the company’s board.	Date Posted 8/2/07
Pilgrim's Pride Expands Rhodes' Role Pilgrim's Pride has given Gary L. Rhodes, vice president of corporate communications, additional investor relations responsibilities. As vice president of corporate communications and investor relations, he will serve as the company's primary contact with the investment community.	Date Posted 7/3/07
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation has been named to Fortune's list of "America's Most Admired Companies" for the fifth consecutive year. The company was ranked #2 overall in the food production industry for 2007. The ranking is based on key reputation attributes including innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment, and quality of products/services.	Date Posted 3/7/07

Shoemaker Gets Award
Keith Shoemaker, CEO and president of Butterball LLC, was presented the Outstanding Alumni Award by North Carolina State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Shoemaker also is the immediate past president of the North Carolina Poultry Federation.

Date Posted
10/23/07

Turkey Companies Go here to obtain a list of U.S. turkey companies.
John H. Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods' board of directors, has been appointed to the University of Arkansas board of trustees.	Date Posted 3/2/07

Kendee Price has been named national account manager at Warren Manufacturing. The company is a leading manufacturer of bulk feed transportation equipment. Price will be located in Birmingham, Ala.

Date Posted
7/11/07

Michael D. Rueckert, president of Younglove Construction, has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2007. Mike Gunsch will succeed Rueckert as president. Bill Bradbury and Loren Field will become senior vice presidents.

Date Posted
3/16/07