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MPF Convention will be virtual for 2020

BUFFALO, Minn. — Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety and health of its attendees and exhibitors, the Midwest Poultry...

Cobb-Vantress launches new biosecurity resource hub

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Cobb-Vantress' ability to achieve critical genetic progress relies on uncompromising biosecurity — a commitment Cobb has made for decades, the...

KFC tests plant-based chicken in China

SHANGHAI — Kentucky Fried Chicken China, operated by Yum China Holdings Inc. has become one of the first national Western QSR (quick service restaurant)...

Egg prices: Pandemic, panic and more

Several factors led to the recent price spike By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several factors...

South Carolina releases avian influenza control area

Clemson University COLUMBIA, S.C.  — Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health has released the control area surrounding a Chesterfield County turkey farm that was struck in...

Rep. Collins visits Fieldale Farms, discusses challenges facing poultry industry

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) on May 8 visited Fieldale Farms Further Processing plant in Gainesville, Ga., to observe the extra...

USDA applauds Missouri court ruling on meat processing plants

WASHINGTON — On May 6, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the decision made by the District Court of Western Missouri which ruled...

AFIA and KSU launch online feed education modules

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association and Kansas State University have launched an online and on-demand extension of their AFIA/KSU-500, “Fundamentals of...

Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears

The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota pork processing plant took its first steps toward reopening on May 4 after being shuttered...

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