Thursday, April 9, 2026

Poultry Today

Gemperle Family Farms accelerates conversion to 100% cage-free

TURLOCK, Calif. — As part of an on-going commitment to cage free and organic egg production, Gemperle Farms, an industry leader in specialty eggs,...

Foster Farms announces $30 Million expansion of Louisiana plant

FARMERVILLE, La. — Foster Farms has announced a $30 million capital investment for an expansion and upgrade of the company’s poultry processing facilities in...

National egg contest first round winner announced

Renee Woods of Conifer, Colo., won the first round of Purina Poultry’s first ever Flock-Tober Fresh Egg Face-off Contest. The title of “Most Colorful...

NCC rolls out industry-wide standards for broiler chicken welfare

WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council has rolled out a set of industry-wide standards for broiler chicken welfare — the “Chicken Guarantees.”  The standards...

Mutant chicken eggs contain cancer treatment drug ingredient

Scientists in Japan have mutated chickens so that they can make a cancer drug ingredient which will make the treatment much cheaper. By manipulating...

Demand grows for food manufacturers to implement safety measures

ALBANY, N.Y. — According to the latest market report published by Transparency Market Research titled "Food Safety Testing Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast...

New training program helps refrigerated truck drivers meet regulatory requirements

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new training program developed by the International Refrigerated Transportation Association, a core partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, will...

Poultry and meat companies support hurricane relief efforts

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Southern United States has suffered a one-two punch of devastation from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma resulting...

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