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ERS: Exports increased in 2020, but pandemic affected domestic market

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — Exports had quite an impact on the poultry industry in 2020, stemming from increases in demand and...

Glowlit Update – Baby Boom or Bust

Last week we looked at the history of commodity supercycles, zooming in on the period immediately after the Industrial Revolution when the price of...

Research findings to improve pest control in the poultry industry

By Dr. Denise Heard U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Special to Poultry Times TUCKER, Ga. — One of the largest management problems facing the poultry industry today...

Opinion: Warmth in the cold: Texans helping Texans

By Sid Miller Texas Agriculture Commissioner AUSTIN, Texas — If 2020 was the year from hell, it looks like 2021 is the year hell froze over. Recent...

Sanderson Farms celebrates ‘Women in Agriculture’

LAUREL, Miss. — To coincide with International Women’s Day, for the entire month of March, Sanderson Farms will celebrate the women who make up...

Foundation Food Group resumes operations as investigators continue probing fatal January nitrogen leak

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Foundation Food Group has resumed operations at its Gainesville, Ga., plant as investigators continue their work on the...

Pilgrim’s to expand in Georgia with new pet food ingredient plant

CARNESVILLE, Ga. — Building on its investment in the state of Georgia, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has announced plans today to invest $70 million to...

Glowlit Update – Supercycle Lessons from History

In 1948, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons and paraphrased George Santayana with these now famous words: “Those who fail to learn from history...

Merck Animal Health completes acquisition of Poultry Sense Ltd.

Proprietary technology to enhance monitoring solutions MADISON, N.J. — Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division...

Pilgrim’s pleads guilty to price fixing, $107M fine sentenced

First company to plead guilty in ongoing antitrust investigation WASHINGTON — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., based in Greeley, Colo., has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced...

Bell & Evans transitions 50K acres to certified organic through partnership

FREDERICKSBURG, Pa. — U.S. grain farmers have a new incentive to transition from conventional to organic practices, and Bell & Evans banks on many...

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