Friday, March 20, 2026

Poultry Today

NCC: Corn market uncertainty due to RFS damaging for chicken producers

ARLINGTON, Va. — "We are thankful and support the action that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken, and appreciate the one year volume reduction,...

Study: Diets with wheat improve feed conversion in turkeys

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Recent work by a research group in Poland indicates that turkey diets supplemented with  moderate levels of wheat, either ground and...

FDA approves vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved the first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, commonly known as avian...

Pilgrim’s to close Boaz plant, expand two others

GREELEY, Colo.— Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has announced that, effective Jan. 24, it will close its Boaz, Ala., plant and expand its operations in Russellville,...

Hong Kong reports 1st case of H7N9 bird flu

The Associated Press HONG KONG — Hong Kong has reported its first case of the H7N9 bird flu strain, in a possible sign the virus...

The Maschhoffs LLC to acquire GNP Co.

CARLYLE, Ill. and ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The Maschhoffs LLC, the largest family-owned pork production company in North America, and GNP Co., the Midwest's leading...

UC-Davis names new dean

DAVIS, Calif. — Helene Dillard, a plant disease expert, associate dean and head of Cooperative Extension at Cornell University, has been named the new...

Oxford University Press to publish PSA journals

CARY, N.C. — Oxford University Press (OUP) has  announced its partnership with the Poultry Science Association (PSA) to exclusively publish their two journals, Poultry Science and The...

International Rendering Symposium returns to 2014 IPPE

ATLANTA — The International Rendering Symposium is returning to the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). Sponsored by the National Renderers Association, "The...

Urban hens often abandoned once egg-laying ends

The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Five chickens live in artist Alicia Rheal's backyard in Madison, Wis., and when they age out of laying...

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