Thursday, April 9, 2026

Poultry Today

House of Raeford Farms awards record number of college scholarships

ROSE HILL, N.C. — House of Raeford Farms announces the awarding of $80,000 in college scholarships to 32 outstanding students through its 11th Annual...

Maple Leaf Foods to close Brantford plant and consolidate production

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Maple Leaf Foods has announced its decision to close its Brantford, Ontario plant and consolidate most of its Further Processed Poultry...

USDA awards $300M in grants to assist in export marketing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA is awarding 66 agriculture associations $300 million as part of the Regional...

GPF elects officers and highlights successes at annual meeting

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Highlighting successes and working through challenges were all noted during the Georgia Poultry Federation’s recent annual meeting held at the Georgia...

Fieldale Farms honored with Georgia historical marker dedication

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The amount of poultry industry history that has originated in Gainesville, Ga., has always been a justification for the city to...

Celebrating world trade and U.S. agriculture trade successes

WASHINGTON — May is World Trade Month, and this is World Trade Week — a perfect opportunity to celebrate U.S. agriculture’s trade successes and...

USDA unveils new efforts to reduce spread of avian influenza

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In March, the United States saw for the first-time avian influenza jump from avian species to dairy cattle. H5N1, otherwise commonly...

Four Georgia governors recently paid tribute to poultry icon Abit Massey

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Four Georgia governors, among others, paid tribute May 20, to iconic Hall County poultry pioneer Abit Massey. “I would suggest that a...

Case Farms facility reaches 1M hours without lost-time accident

MORGANTON, N.C. — Case Farms achieved a new safety milestone on April 29 after its Morganton processing facility reached 1 million man-hours without experiencing...

Motion enters agreement to purchase Allied Circuits

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Motion Industries Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Allied Circuits, an electrical and automation company. The transaction is...

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