Thursday, April 9, 2026

Poultry Today

USPOULTRY launches app

TUCKER, Ga. — U.S. Poultry & Egg Association has launched an app with iTunes and on the Android market. Titled, USPOULTRY, the app is a free...

Study looks at why chickens overeat

EDINBURGH, Scotland — The welfare of poultry could be improved by a discovery about how chickens regulate their appetites. University of Edinburgh scientists have identified...

6,000 chicks die in fire at Perdue facility

The Associated Press POCOMOKE CITY, Md. — Officials at Perdue Farms say 6,000 chicks were killed in a fire at its research facility near Pocomoke...

Calif. farmers team up to convert sugar beets to ethanol

The Associated Press FIVE POINTS, Calif. — Amid the vast almond orchards and grape fields that surround Five Points in California's Central Valley, a once-dominant...

AMI releases latest installment in Meat Mythcrusher series

WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute, in conjunction with the American Meat Science Association, has launched the latest installment of their Meat MythCrusher video...

DuPont grant program targets agriscience curriculum

JOHNSTON, Iowa and LEXINGTON, Ky. — DuPont  has awarded $200,000 in grants to provide agriscience educators with training and classroom resources to implement advanced...

Alltech joins International Poultry Council

BANGKOK — Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech has become the newest member of the International Poultry Council (IPC), the global organization that brings...

Pilgrim’s Pride takes steps to protect breeder supply in Mexico

GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has identified an increased mortality rate of the breeder flock at the company's complex located in the state...

Wagner resigns as CEO of Houston livestock show

HOUSTON — Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials have announced that the organization's president and chief executive officer, Skip Wagner, has accepted a position...

USPOULTRY, NCC refute worker safety claims

TUCKER, Ga. and WASHINGTON — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the National Chicken Council have released a white paper to refute claims...

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