Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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Virginia co-op to invest $52M in turkey processing facility

HINTON, Va. — The Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative Inc. will invest almost $62 million over the next three years to construct a new 80,000-square-foot...

UEP schedules annual conference

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The United Egg Producers will hold its annual Board Meeting and Executive Conference on Oct. 6-9 at the Sheraton New Orleans...

Foster Farms launches organic ground turkey

LIVINGSTON, Calif. —  Amid increasing consumer demand for organic and lean protein choices, Foster Farms is introducing Foster Farms Organic Ground Turkey, available now...

Women’s conference to focus on leadership strategies

TUCKER, Ga. — The 2015 USPOULTRY Women's Leadership Conference, a platform for women in various levels of management and responsibilities who want to grow...

Recalled turkey and pork products distributed without inspection

WASHINGTON — Good Food Made Simple, a Wellesley, Mass., distributor, is recalling approximately 3,574 pounds of previously exported turkey sausage breakfast burritos and pork...

Avian flu forces manufacturers to find egg replacements, many turn to soy

WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before Congress on July 22 that the federal government is "planning for a circumstance where we...

UGA releases its first-ever app to assist farmers with house ventilation

By Gillan Ludlow Poultry Times Staff gludlow@poultrytimes.com ATHENS, Ga.  — The Department of Poultry Science at University of Georgia has developed a new app, called “CHKMINVENT,” which...

Graduate student develops method to study salmonella transmission

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Yichao Yang, a graduate student in the Department of Poultry Science is analyzing how salmonella is transmitted within a chicken flock...

American Agri-Women name ‘Champion of Agriculture’

MARS HILL, Maine — American Agri-Women (AAW) recently presented Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) with its "Champion of Agriculture" award as part of its 2015...

Tyson Foods adding 90 jobs at Kentucky plant

ROBARDS, Ky. — Tyson Foods Inc. has announced that its poultry plant in Robards, Ky., will be hiring about 90 additional workers as a...

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