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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...

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...

Russian poultry workers first ever infected with H5N8 bird flu

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com MOSCOW — Seven workers at a poultry farm in the southern portion of the Russian Federation are the first...

More lawsuits filed for those affected by Foundation Food Group nitrogen leak

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Four more lawsuits have been filed on behalf of the workers killed and injured following the Jan. 28...

Perdue Farms provides COVID-19 vaccines to associates at Virginia plant

In partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, Perdue distributes first vaccines to plant employees SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Farms associates have received the first...

Texas Ag Comm. issues warning on state’s food supply chain stemming from winter storms

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued a dire warning about the statewide impact of the winter storm on agriculture and...

Lawsuit in Foundation tragedy puts blame on company servicing liquid nitrogen system

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga — A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday, Feb. 16, against a chemical gas company, alleging the business did...

Sanderson Farms gives update on operations affected by winter storms

LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms Inc. on Feb. 16 provided an update on the company’s operations and the impact of the severe winter storm...

What fire inspectors found just days after nitrogen leak at Foundation Food Group

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Exit doors blocked by machinery and products. Emergency lights needing repair. Exit signs not illuminated. These were some of...

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