Mike Carnes worked for Monsanto five years before, and in 1981, he built four breeder houses with his wife, Regina, in the Horton community.

When Greenville native Beth Chapman heard her home church was auctioning off an iconic 10-foot-tall fiberglass chicken to benefit its food pantry ministry, she knew she’d win.

If your summer garden is teeming with zucchini, Katrina Adams highly recommends you try her recipe for Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread. This rich, super- moist treat is a delight to your taste buds, and the aroma as it bakes is sheer pleasure. The recipe yields two loaves, one for your family and one to share.
For a quick lunch or light dinner, the Birmingham food blogger’s chicken roll-ups fit the bill, while her sauce-topped meatloaf featuring ground turkey makes for hearty and healthy fare. Finally, Adams’s Lemon Bars with cream cheese frosting are delicious summertime treats.

Cargill and Wayne Farms parent company, Continental Grain Company, form a joint venture to acquire Sanderson Farms.

Alabama-based poultry further processing company AlaTrade is now owned by its employees.

The company was founded by Davis Lee 21 years ago. Lee had retired from a 40-year career in the poultry industry, but rather than staying retired, he started his own company. He found the opportunity to purchase a plant, and the company has since grown to have locations in Phenix City, Boaz and Albertville.

Wearing fan belts out prematurely? Check fans for pulley alignment. There are many tasks associated with keeping poultry exhaust fans in top performing order during hot weather and extended hours of fan operation. We often promote replacing worn belts, tensioner servicing, checking pulleys out for wear and cleaning shutters, but sometimes, we forget to mention the importance of pulley alignment. We have been on farms recently that have had several motor pulleys out of alignment. Time spent on this preventative maintenance task can save you a lot of time and money in the long run.

Issues with LED lamps and light dimmers in poultry houses continue to plague the poultry industry. It’s time to get past the finger-pointing stage and solve the problem. And the problem can be solved. However, everyone from both the lamp and dimmer sides needs to work together to educate integrators, distributors and growers on what combinations will and will not work in a poultry house situation. A variety of different light dimmers and a multitude of different LED lamps are used in poultry houses today.

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