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HATCH extends program following 100K egg donation

INDIANAPOLIS — After providing 100,039 eggs to more than 8,000 families in Indiana during a 10-week pilot program, HATCH announced it will extend its...

USDA secretary not ready to declare bird flu outbreak over

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on July 20 said that he's not ready to declare the Midwest avian influenza outbreak...

Chick-fil-A celebrates reopening of location in Gainesville, Ga.

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times Staff dstrickland@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Atlanta, Ga.-based Chick-fil-A currently operates more than 1,900 restaurant locations in 42 states, and opens...

Rabobank: avian flu challenging global trade

NEW YORK — Rabobank has published a new report on the global poultry industry, examining how avian influenza is challenging international trade, and stressing...

Curtis Wendling named Dosatron International regional sales manager

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Dosatron International Inc. has named Curtis Wendling  as regional sales manager. Wendling recently graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in...

FAMU president selected for APAC

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Dr. Elmira Mangum was selected by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to be...

Turkey farmer testifies on ‘AI nightmare’

WASHINGTON — “I am currently living the avian influenza nightmare,” said Iowa turkey farmer Brad Moline. Testifying on July 7 on behalf of the...

Perdue Foods plant receives safety awards

SALISBURY, Md. — Associates at the Perdue Foods’ operation in Lewiston-Woodville, N.C..,  recently received two workplace safety awards from the North Carolina Department of...

USDA: Many factors considered amid animal disease outbreaks

The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — The USDA said on July 16 that it considers many factors when determining ways to euthanize large numbers...

Turkey sausage products recalled

WASHINGTON — Gourmet Culinary Solutions of Statham, Ga., is recalling approximately 495 pounds of turkey sausage products that are part of a frozen entrée...

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