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Iowa State dedicates poultry teaching and research farm

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University dedicated its new Robert T. Hamilton Poultry Teaching and Research Farm, south of Ames on March 5. The hallmarks...

Duvall: Yes, There are COVID-19 impacts on agriculture

By Zippy Duvall Special to Poultry Times WASHINGTON — Some say these recent weeks (late March, early April) are when the coronavirus outbreak and business closures...

AFBF: coronavirus impacting dairy, cattle ranches and grain futures

WASHINGTON — From dairy farmers with nowhere to send their milk and cattle ranchers reeling from plummeting beef prices, the impact of the coronavirus...

U.S. poultry industry fulfilling its role as ‘essential’ during crisis

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — During this unprecedented time of health crisis stemming from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the nation’s poultry...

Tyson Foods providing approximately $60M for frontline workers

SPRINGDALE, Ark.  — Tyson Foods Inc. has announced it will pay approximately $60 million in “thank you” bonuses to 116,000 frontline workers and Tyson...

Sanderson Farms announces attendance bonus for hourly employees

LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms Inc. has announced it has implemented a temporary weekly attendance bonus for the company’s employees in an amount equivalent...

U.S. DOT expands national emergency declaration for commercial vehicles delivering relief

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory...

Sarah Anderson is new MTGA executive director

BUFFALO, Minn. — The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and the Minnesota Turkey Research & Promotion Council (MTRPC) announce and welcome Sarah Anderson to...

Resource links for up-to-date COVID-19 information

In this unprecedented time, the government, as well as poultry and egg industry and agriculture groups are providing online resource pages to provide updated...

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