Monday, November 9, 2026

Poultry Today

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,...

Chlorine: to wash or not to wash

By Katie Keiger Poultry Times staff kkeiger@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Chlorine is not just a chemical in pool water; it has many different uses including sanitizing chicken....

South Korea lifts U.S. poultry ban

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON  — USDA has announced that the government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry...

South Dakota drought conditions affecting farmers and pheasants

The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota drought conditions will be affecting more than just farmers and ranchers this fall: Hunters will also likely...

Georgia chicken wins national chicken pageant

Alicia Petersen of Winder, Ga., and her Silkie hen, Penny Chicken, were announced the winner of Miss Fancy Feathers in Purina Poultry’s second-annual Miss...

Environmental effects on broiler mortality and growth

ATLANTA — Does a cleaner growout environment produce a healthier chicken? Researchers with the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Agricultural Technology Research Program are...

Measuring the impact of manure spills

USDA Agricultural Research Service BELTSVILLE, Md. — Manure spills happen for a range of reasons-a manure spreader rolls over, a hose breaks, a storage pond...

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