Thursday, June 18, 2026

Poultry Today

Pilgrim’s investing $75M to strengthen Georgia facility

ELLIJAY, Ga. — Pilgrim’s announces an almost $75 million investment to increase its harvesting and portioning operations at its Ellijay, Ga., facility. The company notes...

Chore-Time officially breaks ground on its new manufacturing expansion

MILFORD, Ind. — Chore-Time, a manufacturer of poultry, egg, feed, drinking, climate and house management systems for almost 75 years, has officially broken ground...

Merck Animal Health acquiring biodevice technology company, TARGAN

RAHWAY, N.J. — Merck Animal Health announces it has signed a definitive agreement to obtain TARGAN, a privately held company that specializes in developing...

Wes Morris named Tyson Foods’ new COO

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Wes Morris, with more than 20 years of experience with Tyson Foods, has recently been appointed the company’s new chief operating...

Chick-fil-A bringing back fan favorites for the summer

ATLANTA — To get the summer started, Chick-fil-A announced the return of multiple fan favorite menu items, continuing its self-proclaimed year of “Newstalgia.” As of...

USDA investing in support for small meat processing plants

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins recently announced the launch of the Small Processors Action Plan, a new plan set to better...

Perdue Farms adopting renewable transportation for its fresh chicken

SALISBURY, Md. — In collaboration with the Maryland Soybean Board and Optimus Technologies, Perdue Farms is deploying six Volvo trucks powered by 100 percent...

Meat consumption is rising despite also increasing costs

WASHINGTON — With the summer grilling season gearing up toward full-swing, economists with the American Farm Bureau Federation have been providing analysis for meat...

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