Friday, March 20, 2026

Poultry Today

Boneless chicken ranks most popular chicken product in supermarkets

WASHINGTON  — Boneless-skinless breast meat in regular packs continued in 2013 to be the top chicken product featured in advertised sales by supermarkets, according...

FSIS conducting egg products industry survey

WASHINGTON — USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service is conducting a survey of the egg products industry to add to FSIS’ understanding of the...

New research partnership aimed at broiler genetics

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — A three-year research agreement between Cobb-Vantress Inc., a global industry leader in poultry genetics, and The Roslin Institute at the...

Peco Foods to acquire Townsends complex in Arkansas

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Peco Foods Inc. has contracted to acquire the physical assets of the Batesville, Ark., poultry complex owned by Townsends Inc. and...

NTF elects 2014 officers

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gary Cooper, chief operating officer of Cooper Farms in Ohio, has been elected 2014 chairman of the National Turkey Federation by...

New NCC website opens door on poultry production

WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council has launched a new website, www.ChickenRoost.com, which features information on issues such as animal welfare, food safety, environmental stewardship,...

Meat conference exhibitors donate to Atlanta food banks

ATLANTA — More than 5,000 pounds of meat and poultry were donated to the Second Mount Vernon Baptist Church's Operation Andrew and Chosen Generations...

AMSA president joins faculty at Colorado State University

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Dr. Robert (Bob)  Delmore, president of the American Meat Science Association (AMSA), has joined Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences...

UEP and HSUS end ties seeking egg legislation

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The United Egg Producers and the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to end all formal cooperative efforts which...

NCC: Book misses mark on modern poultry production

WASHINGTON — A new book released recently discussing the U.S. poultry industry does little to help consumers understand how food is made and ignores...

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