Thursday, April 2, 2026

Poultry Today

Education program reinforces need for biosecurity plans in feed facilities

Special Dr. Louise Dufour-Zavala, executive director of the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network, speaking on the current HPAI outbreak in the U.S. during the American Feed Industry Association’s educational program at IPPE 2023.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta receives checks from Henning Companies and USPOULTRY at 2023 IPPE

Special Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recently received donations from Henning Companies and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association during the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Ga. On hand for the check presentation were, left to right, Del Farmer, vice president of agriculture, Henning Companies; John Starkey, USPOULTRY president; Mike Levengood, Perdue Farms and outgoing USPOULTRY chairman; Beth Buursema, development director corporate partnerships for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation; Will Anderson, son of Jason Anderson and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recipient; Jason Anderson, vice president of agriculture, Henning Companies; Kevin Walker, president, Henning Companies; and Ken Alvarez, vice president of agriculture, Henning Companies.

Mississippi State poultry science welcomes Macklin as new department head

STARKVILLE, Miss. — An experienced poultry pathogen specialist is the new head of Mississippi State’s Department of Poultry Science. Illinois native Dr. Ken Macklin has...

Calendar of Events

FEBRUARY FEB       15-16 — NCPA ISSUES CONFERENCE, Embassy Suites, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: North Central Poultry Association, 8515 Douglas Ave. Suite 9, Urbandale, Iowa 50322; Ph:...

Working collaboratively to affect positive results for agriculture and the climate

Poultry Times editor David Strickland, left, speaks with Robert Bonnie, USDA under secretary for farm production and conservation. Bonnie was the keynote speaker at the Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit session during the IPPE 2023 in Atlanta, Ga.

Dear Buffalo chicken wings, America loves you!

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — It’s no secret that Americans love Buffalo chicken wings, especially for the Super Bowl. The Buffalo chicken wing has become a...

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta receives checks from Jamesway and USPOULTRY at 2023 IPPE

Special Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recently received donations from Jamesway and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association during the 2023 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Ga. On hand for the check presentation were, left to right, John Starkey, USPOULTRY; Mike Levengood, Perdue Farms and outgoing USPOULTRY chairman; Beth Buursema, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation; Denis Kan, Jamesway; and Christian Jordan, Jamesway.

Georgia Ports Authority expanding refrigerated container capacity

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Georgia Ports Authority is increasing chilled cargo capacity to stay ahead of anticipated growth in demand. “Expansion among our cold storage...

NCC asks Labor Department to keep contract chicken farmers as independent contractors

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The United States Department of Labor has put forward a new regulation that would change titles for employees. Some employees could...

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