Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Poultry Today

Goal is to increase egg availability in the nation’s food banks

ATLANTA — The American Egg Board and HATCH, a nonprofit organization based in Carmel, Ind., have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed...

Study shows U.S. egg farmers earn a 10-to-1 return on investment in AEB

CHICAGO — New economic research conducted at Cornell University shows the American Egg Board delivered $10.11 in industry-wide net revenue for every checkoff dollar...

2023 IPPE donates $30K to Atlanta Community Food Bank

Special The Atlanta Community Food Bank recently received $30,000 from the IPPE through its ‘Giving Back to Atlanta’ campaign. On hand for the check presentation were, left to right, Constance Cullman, president & CEO, AFIA; Nath Morris, executive vice president–expo, USPOULTRY; Ben Burgess, corporate relations manager, Atlanta Community Food Bank; and Eric Zito, vice president of membership and exposition services, NAMI.

Tyson Foods donated more than 18M pounds of protein in 2022

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Delivering on its commitment to address food insecurity, Tyson Foods has announced that it donated more than 18 million pounds of...

IPPE’s Poultry Market Intelligence Forum looked at global outlooks and trends

Special Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior global specialist animal protein with Rabobank, speaking at the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum during the 2023 IPPE.

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.

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