Sunday, December 8, 2024

Poultry Today

Cargill lays off 5 percent of its workforce, with job cuts impacting thousands of employees globally

NEW YORK— Agribusiness giant Cargill is laying off thousands of its employees. Cargill confirmed that it would be reducing its global workforce by about 5...

Perdue Farms’ new liquid barge ‘Miss Madeline’ sets sail

SALISBURY, Md. — The “Miss Madeline,” an innovative new vessel within the Perdue AgriBusiness supply chain, was welcomed to the company’s hometown recently after...

CPF presents its 2024 award winners at its annual conference

MODESTO, Calif. — Every year at the California Poultry Federation Annual Conference and Meeting, held this year in Monterey, Calif., the federation recognizes outstanding...

USDA launches agribusiness trade mission to Morocco

CASABLANCA, Morocco — The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in Casablanca on Dec. 2 to begin a USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission....

IPPE 2025 attendee registration and housing is open

ATLANTA — Attendee registration and general housing for the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is open. Attendees will experience the world's largest...

Jennie-O partners with The Tonight Show in donating holiday turkeys

WILLMAR, Minn. — The makers of the Jennie-O® turkey brand announces its collaboration with NBC's “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” with whom they...

Epidemiologic investigation of ORT in turkeys

TUCKER, Ga. — Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) infection is a contagious disease of birds that causes respiratory distress, mortality and decreased growth. The severity of...

Build-A-Bear and KFC unveil a limited-edition collection

ST. LOUIS — Build-A-Bear Workshop has teamed up with KFC® on a new “collaBEARation,” available now. This mashup of comfort plush and comfort food...

Zaxbys takes over Walmart Black Friday TV displays at 1.2K locations

ATLANTA — From Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Georgia-based chicken chain Zaxbys is putting action behind the word “$aver” in screensaver and taking over...

USDA: Keep food safety in mind this Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON — Turkey is the most popular dish during Thanksgiving celebrations, yet there are many inexperienced cooks who will be in the kitchen. The...

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