Thursday, April 9, 2026

Poultry Today

Ag groups support change in truck weight limit

WASHINGTON — Agricultural groups, including poultry organizations, have endorsed a transportation bill that would permit states to increase truck-weight limits to 97,000 pounds with...

USDA sets interest rates thresholds on guaranteed farm loans

WASHINTON — USDA has announced an interim rule that sets thresholds on the interest rates charged by lenders on guaranteed farm ownership and operating...

Chicken sausage product recalled

WASHINGTON — Schmalz's European Provisions of Springfield, N.J., is recalling approximately 8,424 pounds of chicken and apple sausage that may contain small pieces of...

Experimental vaccine offers improved protection for poultry

Arizona State University News TEMPE, Ariz.— Chickens are vulnerable to a range of infectious diseases similar to those affecting humans. Fowl typhoid is a widespread...

Annual summit set for soy & grain trade

BOSTON — Carl Casale, president and chief executive officer of CHS Inc., an energy, grains and food company, will deliver the keynote address at...

Food manufacturers call for stable workforce

WASHINGTON —  A broad food manufacturers coalition is calling for a stable and permanent workforce that can help sustain the rural communities where meat...

Workshop focus is processing safety

ATHENS, Ga. — A Poultry Processing & Safety workshop will be held Sept. 10-11 at the Extension Food Science Training Facility on the University...

Alltech symposium looks to the future

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The 29th annual Alltech International Symposium, to be held here May 19-22, will zero in on the next seven years, posing...

USDA partnership supports intern program

DES MOINES, Iowa — USDA has partnered with the World Food Prize Foundation to enhance the Wallace-Carver Intership Program for students involved in cutting-edge agriculture,...

Management schools examine poultry health

POMONA, Calif. — A Turkey and Broiler Health Management School  will be held May 6-7 and a Layer Health Management School will be held...

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