Saturday, November 7, 2026

Poultry Today

Delivering vaccines chicks can gobble up

BELTSVILLE, Md. — An alternate vaccine delivery system for newborn chicks has been developed by USDA scientists to improve vaccination against intestinal diseases like...

NCC releases 2014 Animal Welfare Guidelines

WASHINGTON — Consumers want to be sure that all animals being raised for food are treated with respect and are properly cared for during...

Alliance launches interactive website

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Animal Agriculture Alliance has unveiled a new website, the product of an almost nine-month redesign effort focused on providing alliance...

Tyson Foods CEO and wife give $3.2M to Institute of Agriculture

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Donnie Smith, CEO of Arkansas-based Tyson Foods Inc., and his wife, Terry, have personally pledged a $3.2 million gift that establishes...

Croney heads Purdue Center for Animal Welfare Science

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University associate professor of animal sciences Candace Croney will head the newly created Purdue University Center for Animal Welfare...

USDA offers $20 million for Calif. water conservation

WASHINGTON — USDA is backing water conservation efforts in drought-stricken California with $20 million in new funding. Its Natural Resources Conservation Service is making the...

Registration open for AFIA distance education course

ARLINGTON, Va. — Registration is now open for the "AFIA-520: Advanced Feed Safety & Quality Assurance Protocols" distance education program. The online course, sponsored by...

Video series examines poultry industry CAFOs

TUCKER, Ga. — To help provide answers as to why Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are an important part of the poultry industry, U.S....

AMI honors three with awards

ATLANTA, Ga. — The American Meat Institute presented its Community Service, Supplier of the Year and AMI Foundation Scientific Achievement awards during the recent...

AMIF releases sanitary equipment design principles

WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) has released its new Sanitary Equipment Design Principles, which have been a leading factor in food...

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