Thursday, April 9, 2026

Poultry Today

Cargill acquires Bucanero Chicken

CALI, Colombia — Cargill has acquired Colombian-based Pollos El Bucanero S.A. (Bucanero Chicken), one of Colombia's leading producers of chicken and processed meats products,...

UEP presents legislative ‘position papers’ to Congress

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — The need for a reliable labor force, the promotion of egg exports in international trade and revision of...

Keeping farms safe during bad weather

By Katie Keiger Poultry Times staff kkeiger@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A 50-year-old farm in Virginia was heavily damaged in a storm in less than an hour —...

Supreme Court ends challenge to California egg sales law

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition from six states seeking to overturn California's law on...

USPOULTRY and Foundation approve research grants

TUCKER, Ga - —  The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the USPOULTRY Foundation have approved $285,595 in funding for three new research grants...

UEP sets cage-free eggs definition

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The United Egg Producers has approved language to establish the definition of cage-free hen housing for the industry. The language, unanimously adopted...

The poultry industry digs for solutions to woody breast

By Katie Keiger Poultry Times staff kkeiger@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Woody breast syndrome has been proven in a recent study not to be a food safety risk,...

Chicken bite products recall for contamination

WASHINGTON — Overhill Farms Inc. of Vernon, Calif., is recalling approximately 54,630 pounds of chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials,...

Pilgrim’s provides $1M for Texas A&M poultry facility

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the second largest poultry company in the U.S., headquartered in Greeley, Colo., has given $1 million through...

High dietary iron levels could strengthen Salmonella and bacterial infections in humans

Anemia, or having low iron levels in the blood stream, is a common issue in many Americans, but the solution of iron supplements could...

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