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Exceptional safety performance recognized for 215 poultry facilities nationwide

Staff Edit - August 14, 2020

TUCKER, Ga. — The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council recently recognized 215 chicken and turkey facilities with safety awards. The companies were honored...

Health & Safety

Moratorium on live poultry markets extended for New York City

Staff Edit - August 12, 2020

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Aug. 10 signed legislation extending the moratorium on live poultry markets and slaughterhouses in...

Health & Safety

What can a Fitbit and artificial intelligence tell you about the presence of woody breast?

Staff Edit - July 28, 2020

By Dr. Denise Heard Special to Poultry Times TUCKER, Ga. — Scientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture have been awarded a research...

Health & Safety

Chicken grower aid endorsed by all of Delmarva’s U.S. senators

Staff Edit - July 27, 2020

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Nineteen U.S. senators have written a letter to senate leaders asking that future legislation helping the country recover from the economic...

Health & Safety

Michigan governor signs executive order outlining workplace safety guidelines for meat and poultry processing facilities

Staff Edit - July 20, 2020

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 9 signed Executive Order 2020-145 which outlines workplace safety guidelines for meatpacking plants to keep...

Business

CoBank: U.S. economic recovery hinges on virus control and consumer confidence

Staff Edit - July 17, 2020

DENVER — Rural industries are grappling with how to adjust their businesses to remain relevant and sustainable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic....

Associations & Federations

USAPEEC honors APHIS, CDFA for efforts to eradicate virulent Newcastle disease

Staff Edit - July 16, 2020

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), at its recent virtual 2020 Annual Meeting, recognized the efforts of the...

Health & Safety

FLI: chickens not susceptible to novel coronavirus

Staff Edit - July 7, 2020

INSEL RIEMS, Germany — With SARS-CoV-2, a novel zoonotic coronavirus originally believed to have originated from bats occurred in humans in China several months...

Business

Poultry industry partners with OSHA on Safe + Sound Week

Staff Edit - July 6, 2020

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Chicken Council (NCC) and National Turkey Federation (NTF) are pleased to again partner with...

Health & Safety

OSHA notes importance of working safely in summer heat

Staff Edit - July 2, 2020

WASHINGTON — Throughout much of the U.S., high temperatures and humidity in the summer season can create hot and hazardous working conditions, both outdoors...

Health & Safety

FDA, USDA release joint statement on food safety and exports pertaining to COVID-19

Staff Edit - June 29, 2020

WASHINGTON — On June 24, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, issued the...

Associations & Federations

AFBF: Americans support COVID-19 aid to farmers

Staff Edit - June 26, 2020

WASHINGTON — Trust in America’s farmers and ranchers remains high amid the devastating blow delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new American Farm Bureau...

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