Monday, November 9, 2026

Poultry Today

Feeding issues for broiler breeder feather cover

By Dr. Justin Fowler Special to Poultry Times ATHENS, Ga. — There are more than 8,000 feathers covering the average broiler chicken. Those feathers make up...

House of Raeford plans rebuilding

TEACHEY, N.C. — Following a devastating fire at its Wallace, N.C.-based processing plant in February, House of Raeford Farms has officially selected a contractor...

Tyson Foods rolls out animal welfare program

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — As part of its focus on sustainable food production, Tyson Foods has launched a broad, new animal well-being initiative that combines...

Produkty Pitania signs Pas Reform for Russian hatchery

ZEDDAM, The Netherlands — Produkty Pitania Group, a Russian manufacturer of semi-finished, ready-to-eat and frozen poultry and poultry meat products, has commissioned Pas Reform...

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...

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