Thursday, April 2, 2026

Poultry Today

Ga. governor proclaims Poultry Week

ATLANTA — The fourth week in January was recently proclaimed Poultry Week by Governor Nathan Deal of Georgia. The proclamation was in recognition of...

Indiana producers donate poultry for food pantries

The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, the state has accepted a donation of 131,000 pounds of poultry products for...

Target, Cargill dropping Sparboe Farms

MINNEAPOLIS — Target stores and Cargill Inc. have joined McDonald's in dropping Sparboe Farms as their egg supplier. The move follows reports of animal cruelty...

Minnesota governor helps send off presidential turkeys

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Two very Presidential turkeys and the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) paid a recent visit to Governor Mark Dayton  at...

AFBF: EPA regulations threaten family farms

WASHINGTON — In just the last three years, the Environmental Protection Agency has set in motion a significant number of new regulations that will...

U.S. Russia agribusiness forum set

WASHINGTON — The U.S.-Russia Business Council will hold an Agribusiness Forum on Dec. 12 at the Hilton Omaha hotel in Omaha, Neb. The forum will...

Hatcher-Breeder Clinic returns to IPE 2012

ATLANTA — The Hatchery-Breeder Clinic will be held in conjunction with the 2012 International Poultry Expo. The clinic is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday,...

Moody’s downgrades Pilgrim’s Pride outlook

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its outlook for chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride to "Negative," citing concerns that...

McDonald’s drops Sparboe Farms as egg supplier

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's has dropped Sparboe Farms as its egg supplier after an animal rights organization released an...

FDA denies pleas to restrict antibiotic use in livestock

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has denied a pair of long-pending petitions from consumer and other groups to limit the use...

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