Monday, November 9, 2026

Poultry Today

President issues executive order to keep meat processing plants open

Plant closures place a potential threat to meat supplies By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — With processing plant closures, panic buying and a contagious...

Tyson Foods provides tour of plant facilities to Arkansas Department of Health

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. provided tours of two production plants in Northwest Arkansas on April 24 to state and federal health officials...

Maxi-Lift and Southwest Agri-Plastics partner to provide 15K meals

ADDISON, Texas — Maxi-Lift and Southwest Agri-Plastics Inc., recently partnered with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) to provide 15,000 nutritious meals through the...

NIFA invests in rapid response research on COVID-19 impacts on agriculture

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced that it is investing in research on the impact...

MPS Egg Farms purchases Feather Crest Farms

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — MPS Egg Farms has purchased Feather Crest Farms, a Texas-based egg producer with two farms in Kurten, Texas, and Center,...

USDA announces $19B coronavirus assistance program

WASHINGTON — On April 17 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new USDA program will take...

Wayne Farms implements COVID-19 operational changes

OAKWOOD, Ga. — The COVID-19 outbreak has created unprecedented levels of public interest and concern, unfortunately fueled by mainstream media reports containing factual errors,...

4 Georgia poultry workers dead from coronavirus

The Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Four employees of a major poultry producer’s operations in rural southwest Georgia have died after becoming infected with the...

Tyson Foods commits $13M in COVID-19 relief

SPRINGDALE, Ark.  — Tyson Foods Inc. is committing $13 million to support critical needs in local communities where the company operates in response to...

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