Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Poultry Today

Poultry feed innovation captures first prize at Alltech competition

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A University of Pikeville  team won the graduate competition at the 2015 Alltech Innovation Competition with Rhizofeed, their herbal extraction company...

Farm Bureau endorses bill to sink controversial WOTUS rule

WASHINGTON — The American Farm Bureau Federation has asked Congresss to pass legislation ordering the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of...

Minnesota governor declares state of emergency over bird flu outbreak

The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. —  Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton declared a peacetime state of emergency Thursday, April 23, to fight a deadly form...

Research looks at broiler house ventilation in hot weather

TUCKER, Ga. — U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the USPOULTRY Foundation have announced the completion of a funded research project at the University...

With bird flu spreading, USDA starts on potential vaccine

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS  — USDA is working on a vaccine to counter a deadly strain of bird flu, as losses to poultry producers mount. A...

FSIS announces three recalls

WASHINGTON  — USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service has announced the recall of products from Kayem Foods in Chelsea, Mass.; Royal Frozen Food in...

Man who clubbed Foster Farms chickens sentenced to jail

McClatchy Newspapers FRESNO, Calif. — An 18-year-old Fresno man has been sentenced to 120 days in jail for clubbing 925 chickens to death last year. Superior...

FDA reports positive trends in antimicrobial resistance

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has released two reports that measure antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria isolated from raw meat...

Butterball plant celebrates milestone

GARNER, N.C. — Employees at Butterball LLC’s Mount Olive, N.C., facility recently achieved a major milestone in workplace safety by working 3 million hours...

Bird flu outbreak could head East with fall migration

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Eastern U.S. poultry producers are bracing for the potential arrival of a deadly bird flu virus outbreak that farmers in...

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