Butterball, LLC, the nation’s leading turkey producer, was presented the 2011 Governor’s Award for Excellence for an Innovative Partnership during a ceremony held on Thurs., Oct. 13 at the Sheraton Khoury in Greensboro, N.C.
Jon Frohling, owner of Frohling Meats Inc., Hecla, SD, was recently elected President of the American Association of Meat Processors at the 72nd American Convention of Meat Processors and Suppliers’ Exhibition in Reno, Nevada.
The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) recognized 129 plants with Environmental Recognition awards during a reception at its annual Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment, held March 9-10 in Kansas City.
When John Butts, Ph.D., vice president of research at Land O’Frost, received the American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) Scientific Achievement Award in the fall of 2009, AMI president and CEO Patrick Boyle noted Butts’ profound effect on the food-safety efforts across the meat industry.