Saturday, June 6, 2026

Poultry Today

TAMU team wins 76th USPOULTRY Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest

TUCKER, Ga. — Seven universities recently participated in the 76th USPOULTRY Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest, held at Mississippi State University. Texas...

UGA student wins FABricate competition with poultry processing automation

ATHENS, Ga. — In the most competitive FABricate contest to date, Sean Snarey, a graduate student in agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural and...

‘Counting eggs before they’re hatched’, is it cost effective?

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – With the continual rise of backyard flocks, is it more cost effective to have your own birds or not? Starting a flock...

Cal-Maine acquiring Echo Lake Foods for $258M

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Cal-Maine Foods announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Echo Lake Foods for approximately $258 million, excluding expected...

More than 600 ingredients drive $51.7B pet food sales, IFEEDER report shows

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) unveils a new report that quantifies the hundreds of safe ingredients used in...

UPDATE: counter-tariff announcements on U.S. goods

WASHINGTON – The ongoing trade-war continues to grow a week after the announcement of these reciprocal tariffs. Update: April 9, President Trump announced on Truth...

Alltech awarded four new EcoVadis sustainability medals

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alltech has been awarded four new medals from EcoVadis, a globally recognized provider of business sustainability assessments. Alltech notes that these medals...

Sundaily breaks ground for China’s largest single-site cage-free egg facility

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — One of the world’s largest egg producers, Sundaily, has broken ground on what it touts to be China’s largest individual location...

Auburn University researchers leading nutrient management study with $1.3 million grant

AUBURN, Ala. — Each year, the Alabama poultry industry produces two fully loaded Nimitz-class aircraft carriers’ worth of poultry litter, or about 3.6 billion...

Egglife Foods named to Bain & Co.’s ‘Insurgent Brands List’

CHICAGO — Egglife Foods Inc. has been named to Bain & Company’s 2025 Insurgent Brands List. The list identifies companies that are redefining growth...

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