Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Poultry Today

Cold weather preparation for top broiler performance

By Matthew Wilson Special to Poultry Times COLCHESTER, United Kingdom — Today’s broilers have huge genetic potential and can reach their target body weight sooner and...

U.S. to suspend AGOA benefits to South Africa

WASHINGTON — President Obama has sent notifications to Congress and to South Africa indicating that he intends to suspend benefits to South African agricultural...

Experts monitor birds flying south for AI

JACKSON, Miss. — Experts across the South are bracing for the potential impacts of avian influenza. After poultry populations were decimated this spring with...

Alabama prepares response to possible bird flu reemergence

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s poultry industry and the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries are part of a nationwide effort to respond to a...

Beef and chicken empanada products recalled

WASHINGTON — Mama Lina’s Inc. in San Diego, Calif., is recalling approximately 1,754 pounds of beef and chicken empanada products that were produced without...

Agri-Women plan annual convention

MARS HILL — American Agri-Women (AAW), the nation's largest coalition of farm, ranch and agri-business women, will hold its national convention in Portland, Maine,...

Keep farms safe by deterring wild birds

By Gillan Ritchie Poultry Times staff gritchie@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — While there have been no new reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Midwest since the...

First editor of Poultry Times passes away

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times staff dstrickland@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Gordon Sawyer, 89, the first executive secretary of the Georgia Poultry Federation, and the very first...

Hormel donates to S.C. flood relief

AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods Corp. has announced a donation of two semi-trailer loads of product to assist with the relief efforts in South...

Multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to Costco chicken salad

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service and...

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