Monday, March 23, 2026

Poultry Today

Grandin and Smith help fund CSU building program

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Temple Grandin and Gary Smith, professors of animal sciences at Colorado State University, are each donating $250,000 to support Animal...

USDA program to aid farmers affected by severe weather

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the implementation of a new Farm Bill initiative that will provide relief to farmers affected by...

Perdue Farms brand verified as antibiotic free

SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue 'Simply Smart' brand of fully cooked, frozen breaded products is now USDA Process Verified for being made from chickens raised...

USPOULTRY releases food defense orientation program

TUCKER, Ga. — U.S. Poultry & Egg Association has developed a Food Defense Orientation program for poultry and egg processors, focusing on raising awareness...

WTO rejects US country-of-origin labels for meat

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Learning where the meat in your grocery store came from might get harder. In a ruling Oct.20, the World Trade Organization...

Delmarva chicken industry history being preserved

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. and the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University have joined forces...

Chicken wings recalled for possible misbranding, undeclared allergen

WASHINGTON — Shop Packaging LLC of  New Bedford, Mass., is recalling approximately 115,505 pounds of chicken wing products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen,...

LPF presents Lifetime Achievement award

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Poultry Federation has presented a Lifetime Achievement award to Bob Ickes of Cobb-Vantress Inc. for his 20 plus...

Ag Alliance head named to Va. agriculture board

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has appointed Animal Agriculture Alliance President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith to the Board of Agriculture and...

Willmar Poultry/Ag Forte to produce poults for primary breeders

WILLMAR, Minn. — Willmar Poultry Co./Ag Forte (Ag Forte) has announced it will begin producing commercial Poults for Hybrid Turkeys and Valley of the...

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