Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Poultry Today

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...

Adequate land ranks as top concern of young farmers

WASHINGTON — Securing adequate land to grow crops and raise livestock was the top challenge identified in the latest survey of participants in the...

ConAgra breaks ground on Arkansas facility

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — ConAgra Foods has broken ground on its new, expanded facility in Russellville. As part of the expansion, originally announced in September 2012,...

Georgia sets egg referendum

SUWANEE, Ga. — Table egg producers throughout Georgia will be voting in a referendum April 1-30, 2013, on the future of the Georgia Egg...

UC Davis vet school opens $58.5 million ‘hub’ building

McClatchy Newspapers SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officially, the ceremony at the University of California-Davis on March 15 was about a building. A four-story structure with a...

Legislation avoids furloughs for meat and poultry inspectors

By Barbara Olejnik - Poultry Times Staff WASHINGTON — Agricultural groups welcomed action by the U.S. Congress which passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government...

Hughes named Ga. Egg Commission board chairman

SUWANEE, Ga. — Dennis Hughes of Blackshear, Ga., has been elected to serve as chairman of the Georgia Egg Commission's board of directors for...

USDA proposes to amend mandatory COOL rules

WASHINGTON — USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking comments by April 11 on a proposal to amend the mandatory country of origin labeling (mCOOL)...

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