Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Poultry Today

Video provides inside look at poultry processing

TUCKER, Ga. — Am new video from U.S. Poultry & Egg Association provides a look at how chickens and turkeys are processed in the...

Pilgrim’s plans antibiotic-free chicken

GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim's Pride Corp.,  plans to eliminate all antibiotics from one-quarter of its chicken production by 2019. Pilgrim's, the second-largest U.S. poultry processor,...

AFBF: Farmers and ranchers will soar with agricultural drones

WASHINGTON — Farmers and ranchers are eager to use airborne drones to improve their businesses, but they need flexibility to use these tools to...

McDonald’s announces global commitment on deforestation

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has announced a global commitment on deforestation across the company's expansive global supply chain. The commitment builds upon McDonald's Global...

Farm Bureau alarmed by EU’s approval process on GM products

WASHINGTON — The American Farm Bureau has praised the European Commission for its careful and scientific analysis in approving 17 different genetically modified agricultural...

Tyson strives to eliminate human antibiotics from broilers

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. says it is striving to eliminate the use of human antibiotics from its U.S. broiler chicken flocks by...

Research provides improved method for detecting salmonella in processing

TUCKER, Ga. — A researcher at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. has developed a rapid detection assay for salmonella that can be...

American Farm Bureau appeals flawed privacy decision

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency's public release to environmental groups of personal details about the home locations and contact information of tens of...

Chicken products recalled due to possible foreign matter

WASHINGTON — West Liberty Foods of Tremonton, Utah, is recalling approximately 34,075 pounds of grilled chicken breast products that may be contaminated with pieces...

APHIS issues rules for poultry products from Canada

WASHINGTON — As a result of the second outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Canada, the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection...

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