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Minnesota 4-H’ers to compete in 7th Poultry Prince and Princess Contest

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota 4-H poultry participants will display their advanced poultry knowledge and industry experience during the seventh annual Poultry Prince and Princess Contest,...

Food & ag research group forms advisory councils

WASHINGTON — The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research has announced the formation of six Advisory Councils, composed of leading experts across the food...

Tyson Foods fills newly created ecommerce position

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has named Tim Madigan to fill the newly-created role of vice president, ecommerce. Madigan will lead the development and...

USPOULTRY releases truck driver safety educational video

TUCKER, Ga. — Most fleet safety activities focus on preventing road accidents and crashes. However, there are notable hazards for truck drivers while out...

Wendy’s issues antibiotic policy

DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's has begun the process of eliminating all antibiotics important to human medicine from its chicken by 2017. The company also states...

Massachusetts ballot measure would ban caged hens

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff bolejnik@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE Ga. — Massachusetts voters in November will decide whether to prohibit sales within the state of eggs from caged...

21 land-grant universities create animal feed database

WASHINGTON — Twenty-one land-grant institutions and partner organizations are collaborating to provide researchers, Extension professionals, regulators, feed industries and producers with up-to-date, research-based information...

CDC names new director of Division of Select Agents and Toxins

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced the selection of Dr. Samuel S. Edwin, to become the new director of...

National poultry health meeting set for Ocean City, Md.

GEORGETOWN, Del. — The 51st National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production will be held Sept. 28-30 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau...

Study suggests wild birds not a reservoir for high-path AI

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza A virus that devastated North American poultry farms in late 2014 into...

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