Saturday, June 13, 2026

Poultry Today

Carl’s Jr. restaurants expanding into U.K. and Ireland

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., which operates Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurants, has announced a new agreement with Boparan Restaurant Group to...

USDA funding $22.2M for animal health protection

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is awarding more than $22.2 million to enhance prevention, preparedness, early detection, and rapid...

Texas Panhandle wildfire agriculture losses costliest in state history

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Service economists project the Panhandle wildfires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses, making it...

House of Raeford Farms awards record number of college scholarships

ROSE HILL, N.C. — House of Raeford Farms announces the awarding of $80,000 in college scholarships to 32 outstanding students through its 11th Annual...

Maple Leaf Foods to close Brantford plant and consolidate production

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Maple Leaf Foods has announced its decision to close its Brantford, Ontario plant and consolidate most of its Further Processed Poultry...

USDA awards $300M in grants to assist in export marketing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA is awarding 66 agriculture associations $300 million as part of the Regional...

GPF elects officers and highlights successes at annual meeting

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Highlighting successes and working through challenges were all noted during the Georgia Poultry Federation’s recent annual meeting held at the Georgia...

Fieldale Farms honored with Georgia historical marker dedication

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The amount of poultry industry history that has originated in Gainesville, Ga., has always been a justification for the city to...

Celebrating world trade and U.S. agriculture trade successes

WASHINGTON — May is World Trade Month, and this is World Trade Week — a perfect opportunity to celebrate U.S. agriculture’s trade successes and...

USDA unveils new efforts to reduce spread of avian influenza

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In March, the United States saw for the first-time avian influenza jump from avian species to dairy cattle. H5N1, otherwise commonly...

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