Saturday, March 14, 2026

Poultry Today

Watts named secretary general of IPC

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — George Watts, who retired last year as president of the National Chicken Council, has been named secretary general of the...

Missouri factory to make soy chicken product

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A soy-based chicken substitute developed by Fu-Hung Hsieh, a professor of biological engineering at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural...

Georgia governor requests ethanol waiver

WASHINGTON — "It is abundantly clear that substantial evidence exists now within the existing reports of USDA regarding expected crop yields and within private...

Agriculture and biotech companies work to defeat Prop. 37

The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The nation's largest agribusiness and biotech companies are pouring millions of dollars into California to stop the first-ever initiative...

Low-interest emergency loans available in drought counties

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Aug. 155 designated 172 additional counties in 15 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought...

Nominations sought for NPIP committee

CONYERS, Ga. — Nominations are now being accepted for the election of regional membership for the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement...

Farbest Foods breaks ground on new turkey plant

VINCENNES, Ind. — Farbest Foods has broken ground on a new 227,000-square-foot turkey processing plant in Vincennes Industrial Park. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum and Indiana...

OSHA proposes $140,000 fines for MVP Kosher Foods

BIRDSBORO, Pa. — The Labor Department's Occupational Safety & Health Administration is proposing $140,000 in penalties against MVP Kosher Foods LLC for 21 safety...

Chicken Caesar salad kits recalled

WASHINGTON — Real Mex Foods of Vernon, Calif., is recalling approximately 77,688 pounds of Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Kits. The salad kits include dressing...

Treasures of USDA history preserved at National Agricultural Library

BELTSVILLE, Md. — A century of parasite research fills at least 100 boxes at the USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, Md. These...

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