Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Poultry Today

New avian influenza vaccine has potential for mass vaccination of poultry

Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — A team of researchers at Kansas State University, in collaboration with Garcia-Sastre of the Icahn School of Medicine at...

Scouts honor Mike Giles

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Boy Scouts of America’s Northeast Georgia Council honored Georgia Poultry Federation President Mike Giles with the Ralph Cleveland Distinguished Citizen...

Products recalled for possible foreign materials contamination

WASHINGTON — Foster Poultry Farms in Farmerville, La., is recalling approximately 220,450 pounds of fully cooked frozen chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with...

Student studies how certain herbicides, chemicals affect water quality

By Denise Attaway Special to Poultry Times CLEMSON, S.C. — A Clemson University graduate student is learning how environmental toxicants in freshwater systems affect aquatic organisms...

EPA discusses poultry production, environmental stewardship

By Gillan Ritchie Poultry Times staff gritchie@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — The management of manure, poultry litter and by-products is not an easy thing to do. The management can...

Turning agricultural waste into biofuel

By Rosalie Marion Bliss Special to Poultry Times BELTSVILLE, Md. — The idea of replacing fossil-based fuel, such as petroleum, with a renewable source of sustainable...

Survey: Consumers find chicken labels confusing

WASHINGTON — As part of the National Chicken Council’s Chicken Check In initiative, NCC has announced a chicken labeling glossary — aiming to provide...

USDA reports record growth in U.S. organic producers

The USDA has announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic...

USPOULTRY accepting applications for Clean Water Awards

TUCKER, Ga. — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is accepting applications for the 2016 Clean Water Awards. The awards recognize outstanding performance of...

Pilgrim’s Pride expands recall of cooked products

WASHINGTON — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. in Waco, Texas, is recalling approximately 4,568,080 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous...

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