Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Poultry Today

Chicken plants seek buyer

McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A task force of state and federal officials is scrambling to find a buyer for chicken processor Townsends' facilities in...

CPF plans seminar on quality assurance

MODESTO — The California Poultry Federation will hold a Quality Assurance Seminar here Oct. 4 at the Stanislaus County Agricultural Center. Topics will include animal...

Smithfield Foods returns to business

SMITHFIELD, Va. — Smithfield Foods employees at the company's meat processing facilities and farms in North Carolina and Virginia have returned to work following...

Sanderson Farms reports 3rd quarter results

LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms Inc. has reported results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2011. Net sales for the...

FDA calls for modernization of regulatory science

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has released its “Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science,” calling for a sweeping modernization of the science...

Minnesota crowns poultry prince and princess

MINNEAPOLIS — Brandon Severns, a 15 year-old from Good Thunder, Minn., and Amy Anderson, a 16 year-old from Cambridge, Minn., were given the royal...

Hawaii company expands recall

WASHINGTON — So Ono Food Products of Honolulu, Hawaii, is expanding its recall of chicken Caesar salad products by an additional 46 pounds. The...

FSIS announces guide for in-plant video monitoring

WASHINGTON — USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service has announced the availability of the final guidelines to assist meat and poultry establishments that want...

Report shows more U.S. farmers relying on Internet

The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — Think of farms and images of tractors and combines come to mind. But what about laptops, smart phones and...

N.C. offers hotline help for farmers hit by hurricane

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering a toll-free hotline to help farmers affected by Hurricane Irene connect with...

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