Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Poultry Today

Salmonella outbreak sickens more people

ATLANTA — Some 107 people in 31 states have now been infected with an outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg found in some ground turkey...

Study: Organic farms see less drug-resistant bacteria

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Poultry farms that have adopted organic practices and ceased using antibiotics have significantly lower levels of drug-resistant enterococci bacteria that...

LA traffic cone company gets giant chicken art

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An 8-foot-tall, 300-pound chicken made of traffic cones  comes home to roost in Los Angeles. Artist Lana Shuttleworth made the...

Darling International announces 2nd quarter results

IRVING, Texas — Darling International Inc. has reported a net income of $52.2 million, or 44 cents per share, for the second quarter ended...

AEC: Biomass resources sufficient for U.S. needs

WAHINGOTN — An update to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Billion Ton Study first conducted in 2005 reaffirms the belief that the U.S. possesses...

August USDA report confirms tight corn crop

WASHINGTON — USDA lowered the corn production forecast in its August crop report released Aug. 11 due to heat stress over much of the...

FMI appoints director of food safety programs

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute has named Terry Levee as its director of food safety programs. Levee will be responsible for developing...

Idaho working on poultry farm rules

The Associated Press TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Agriculture has until the end of the month to finish a draft of rules...

USDA proposes animal disease traceability rule

WASHINGTON —  USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a proposed rule to establish general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S....

AP&EA seminars review tornados aftermath

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Poultry & Egg Association will present four Grower Educational Seminars in October on "What We Learned from the April...

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