Monday, June 22, 2026

Poultry Today

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...

Competition among viruses protects ducks

College of Veterinary Medicine University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga. — There are many different subtypes of influenza A virus in wild birds, and occasionally these viruses...

Dust particles in livestock facilities ‘Sweat the small stuff’

URBANA, Ill.  — A beam of sunlight streams into your living room, illuminating a Milky Way of dust particles hanging in the air. Although...

Diagnosing poultry diseases

By Katie Keiger Poultry Times staff kkeiger@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The most dangerous predators to modern chickens are not foxes or wolves, but microorganisms which cause illnesses,...

American Farm Bureau lists Farm Bill goals

WASHINGTON — With serious economic challenges facing agriculture, underscored by even deeper concerns in some commodity sectors, the American Farm Bureau Federation board of...

North Carolina hen named Miss Helpful in national chicken pageant

Candace Peters’ of North Carolina hen, Lenny, named Miss Helpful, was named Miss Helpful in Purina Poultry’s Miss Flock-Tober pageant. Miss Helpful will compete...

TPF names officers, presents awards

ROUND ROCK, Texas — The Texas Poultry Federation elected David Elbel of Feather Crest Farms as president during the group's 94th annual convention held...

Tyson Poultry pleads guilty; fined 2 million dollars for violating Clean Water Act

The world’s second largest poultry producer pleaded guilty in federal court to charges filed in 2014 against the company for violating the Clean Water...

Do you know about nontraditional irrigation water?

University of Maryland COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The U.S Department of Agriculture considers possible nontraditional sources of irrigation water to include recycled, brackish, desalinated, fracking,...

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