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NCSU: Campylobacter strains exchange genes, can become more virulent and antibiotic resistant

RALEIGH, N.C. — New research from North Carolina State University has found that Campylobacter bacteria persist throughout poultry production – from farm to grocery...

White House cancels annual Easter Egg Roll for 2nd straight year due to pandemic

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House is canceling the annual Easter Egg Roll for the second straight year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A...

Simmons Foods hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics for employees

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Simmons Foods has begun offering COVID-19 vaccines to thousands of its team members in Arkansas. The drive-thru vaccine clinics are...

These parts of North Georgia’s poultry industry growing despite pandemic

By Jeff Gill The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Some poultry businesses have expanded in the past year, including Soulshine Farms and Cantrell-Gainco. Michael Farmer acknowledges the pandemic’s...

Labor groups gather, call for reforms in wake of deadly nitrogen leak

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Labor and civil rights groups gathered recently in Gainesville, Ga., to call for the reforms they want to...

Rabobank: Global poultry’s investment reality in the COVID-19 era

Poultry investors keep adjusting under changing market conditions UTRECHT, Netherlands — COVID-19 is disrupting the business in ways the global poultry market had never planned...

IFEEDER finds demand for animal food strong, despite COVID-19

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has released a new report that found that U.S. domestic livestock and pets...

COVID at one year: Infections in meat sector 85% lower than general population

NAMI: Urgent need to accelerate vaccination WASHINGTON — Nearly one year after the first reported cases of COVID-19 among meat and poultry workers, comprehensive protections...

West Liberty Foods holds COVID-19 vaccination clinic for employees

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — West Liberty Foods recently announced that it successfully conducted a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for its team members located in West...

Six died by asphyxiation following Jan. 28 Foundation Food Group leak, autopsies reveal

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has determined all six workers killed in the Jan. 28 Foundation Food Group...

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...

Naturally occurring compound could address poultry welfare and production issues

By Claire Marie Coleman University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga. — Chicken is one of the most widely eaten proteins in the world. The poultry industry contributes...

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