Saturday, March 14, 2026

Poultry Today

Wingstop sales up 12.6 percent in second quarter

RICHARDSON, Texas — Wingstop has announced that same store sales for the second quarter are up 12.6 percent over the same quarter last year...

Cracking down on poultry disease with egg yolk

BELTSVILLE, Md. — It’s not mother’s milk, but egg yolk may be the closest remedy for boosting the immune system of newly hatched chickens...

West Liberty Foods facility earns ‘landfill free’ status

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — West Liberty Foods' Mount Pleasant, Iowa, facility has successfully achieved 'landfill free' status. The status was independently verified by NSF International Strategic...

Cal-Maine to buy Pilgrim’s Pride egg operations

JACKSON, Miss. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the commercial egg operations of Pilgrim's Pride Corp. The...

Media urged not to stigmatize production methods

WASHINGTON — In a July 12 letter to the editor of  Men’s Journal, the National Chicken Council and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association wrote to...

Changes in Georgia egg expiration date proposed

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend the rule relating to the expiration date for packed eggs. The proposed amendment will...

Poultry groups join ag coalition to appeal NFPA 150 amendments

TUCKER, Ga. — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers joined a coalition of animal...

CDC

PToday Hed: CDC reports additional salmonella infections ATLANTA —  The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has reported a total of 144 people infected with salmonella...

Ordinary chickens may be extraordinary in fighting cancer

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The common barnyard chicken could provide some very un-common clues for fighting off diseases and might even offer new ways...

Retired astronaut Mark Kelly to keynote AFBF annual meeting

WASHINGTON — Retired astronaut Mark Kelly will deliver the keynote address at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 2013 Annual Meeting, Jan. 13-16, 2013, in...

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