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New company will oversee two egg farm operations

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Centrum Valley Farms and Trillium Farms have announced the formation of Versova, a food company established to manage the combined...

Colo. Senate votes to loosen rules for poultry farmers

The Associated Press DENVER — Colorado's local-food movement won a significant victory in the state Senate on March 8, when lawmakers unanimously agreed to make...

China approved to export chicken to U.S.

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — USDA has completed audits on China's food safety production measures that will allow China to export chicken...

NAEF: Trend toward cage-free eggs based on misinformation

PHILADELPHIA — More than 100 companies purchasing eggs now are demanding their sources produce cage-free eggs. The idea of chickens roaming about, scratching in...

Randy Day named Perdue Farms COO

SALISBURY, Md. — Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms, has announced the promotion of Randy Day to chief operating officer of Perdue Farms, effective...

APHIS notes biosecurity steps to keep birds healthy

WASHINGTON — USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service offers the following steps to take to protect birds, and maintain biosecurity practices — following...

USDA announces shelf-stable chicken product program

WASHINGTON — The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service plans to purchase shelf-stable chicken products for domestic food nutrition assistance programs. Offers will be solicited in...

$6 million available for antimicrobial resistance research

WASHINGTON — USDA has announced the availability of $6 million to fund research to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This funding is available through the Agriculture...

Poultry trading platform to bring together sellers, customers

By Gillan Ritchie Poultry Times Staff gritchie@poultrytimes.com PHOENIX, Ariz. — A new exchange for the poultry industry will be conducting a beta launch for its platform this...

Biosecurity measures to combat avian influenza threat

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. — Biosecurity is a process to prevent disease from entering your farm or poultry flock. Avian influenza (AI) makes it extremely...

Butterball launches no antibiotics ever turkey line

GARNER, N.C. — Butterball has launched Farm to Family, a new product line produced completely from turkeys raised with no antibiotics ever. Farm to Family...

LPAI hits Missouri turkey flock

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — U.S. poultry has again been threatened with an outbreak of avian influenza, although this latest outbreak is...

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