Friday, June 19, 2026

Poultry Today

Tom Hayes named president of Tyson Foods

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods' board of directors has promoted Tom Hayes to the position of president. Formerly chief commercial officer of Tyson Foods,...

Poultry show returns to Minnesota State Fair

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The open class poultry show returns this year to the Minnesota State Fair to be held Aug. 25 through Labor...

2017 IPPE exceeds 490,000 net square feet and 1,010 exhibitors

TUCKER, Ga. — The 2017 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has already surpassed 490,000 net square feet of exhibit space and has secured...

Education recruitment funding available from USPOULTRY

TUCKER, Ga. — USPOULTRY Foundation is now accepting applications from colleges and universities for Industry Education Recruitment Funding. The funding supports student recruitment at...

Iowa poultry plant to reopen under Simply Essentials

CHARLES CITY, Iowa — Simply Essentials LLC has announced the purchase of the Cedar River Poultry chicken processing plant in Charles City, Iowa. The...

AEB partners with Discovery Education

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — The American Egg Board is taking education initiative to the next level by partnering with Discovery Education. More than 50 percent...

Pilgrim’s approved for $24M expansion in Kentucky

GREELEY, Colo. — Pigrim's Pride Corp., a leading processor of fresh and value-added quality chicken products in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico, has...

Tim Tassopoulos named Chick-fil-A president and COO

ATLANTA, Ga. — The Chick-fil-A Inc. board of directors has elected Tim Tassopoulos president and chief operating officer of the privately-held company. The appointment...

Cargill protein remaining in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. — Cargill's protein business headquarters will remain in Wichita and relocate from 151 North Main Street to a new office building which...

Halted in bird flu outbreak, federal egg inspections resume

The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has resumed inspections of egg-handling facilities in 21 states more than a...

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