Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Poultry Today

MU researchers develop app to help save farmers’ lives

University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. — Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death among farmers and claim about 250 lives each year according to...

AFIA committee donates $2,500 to K-State scholarship

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association's Equipment Manufacturers Committee (EMC) recently donated $2,500 to Kansas State University's Department of Grain Science and...

Novel approach to stunning may improve bird welfare

Poultry Science Association CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A study conducted by researchers in Scotland and the Netherlands strongly suggests that a new form of poultry stunning...

Recipe contest features chicken and wild rice

WASHINGTON — A “Chicken and Wild Rice Recipe Roundup” contest was recently launched as a way to remind consumers about the great taste, convenience, and...

US / NZ Council applauds nominations for key trade posts

WASHINGTON — The United States | New Zealand Council commends President Obama's nomination of Michael Froman to be U.S. Trade Representative and Penny Pritzker to...

USDA issues final call for 2012 Census of Agriculture

WASHINGTON — With the window to respond to the 2012 Census of Agriculture officially closing on May 31, USDA is urging farmers and ranchers...

Former Agriprocessors manager pleads not guilty

The Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After fleeing to Israel following an immigration raid in 2008, a former manager at a kosher slaughterhouse in...

NTF refutes alarmist ‘study’ on ground turkey

WASHINGTON — The National Turkey Federation has strongly disputed the "misleading findings" of a Consumer Reports article about ground turkey, which makes a number of alarming...

Frozen pizzas recalled for possible foreign matter contamination

WASHINGTON — Nestlé Pizza Co., of Little Chute, Wis., is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen pizzas that may be contaminated with extraneous materials...

FFA chapters receive project grants to fight hunger

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The National FFA Organization has awarded more than $320,000 in grant money for its "FFA: Food For All" program, which provides...

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