Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Poultry Today

Former U.S. ag secretaries urge passage of Trade Promotion Authority

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of former U.S. agriculture secretaries, representing all past administrations from those of President Jimmy Carter to President George W....

International Poultry Council looks to fill top spot

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The International Poultry Council is seeking applicants for the position of full-time secretary-general. George Watts, who currently holds the post, will step...

Pilgrim’s offers $5,000 reward for vandals targeting family farmers

GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim's Pride Corp. is offering an award of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the...

Meat conference exhibitors donate to Nashville Food Project

WASHINGTON — Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference (AMC), hosted by the North American Meat Institute Foundation (NAMIF) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI)...

Tyson gift to establish research center at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Tyson Family and Tyson Foods Inc. have provided $5 million toward creating a first-of-its-kind agricultural research center at the University...

Avian influenza found at Missouri turkey farm

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.  — The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced that a strain of avian influenza has been found at a turkey farm...

Researach: New techniques for studying diuresis disease syndrome

TUCKER, Ga. — Researchers at Mississippi State University, Oklahoma State University and Louisiana State University have developed a new surgical technique for studying hen...

McDonald’s to require chicken raised with no antibiotics

OAK BROOK, Ill — McDonald's has announced that it will require its chicken suppliers to provide product raised without antibiotics important to human medicine. All...

H5N2 avian influenza found in Minnesota turkey flock

WASHINGTON — USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in a commercial turkey...

SC deputies hunt suspected chicken farm vandals

The Associated Press BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina law officers are hunting for the chicken killers who have sabotaged farmers several times over the past...

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