NTF Names 2021 Officers and Executive Committee Members

50th anniversary focus: Community Through Connection

In partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, Perdue distributes first vaccines to plant employees

We often speak to industry professionals in search of a crystal ball to predict the future of the market. When prices are rising, as they are now, we naturally want to know how much longer they will continue that way. So we formulate a guess based off of data that is likely to change and the…

WASHINGTON — Family farms comprise 96 percent of all U.S. farms, account for 87 percent of land in farms, and 82 percent of the value of all agricultural products sold, according to the recently released Census of Agriculture Farm Typology report by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Poultry Times is pleased to announce the launch of its new, free E-newsletter, The Poultry Report.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has issued a dire warning about the statewide impact of the winter storm on agriculture and the food supply chain. Farmers and ranchers across the state are seeing devastating effects from the cold weather on livestock, feed and agric…

By Nick Watson

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Hemp Feed Coalition has announced the first submission for hemp to become an approved animal feed ingredient has been put forward for consideration by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and the U.S. Food and Drug Association-Center for Veterinary Med…

LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms Inc. on Feb. 16 provided an update on the company’s operations and the impact of the severe winter storm that has affected the company’s Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi locations.

Success in regaining China market

MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Stressing the importance of partnerships that benefit students as well as South Arkansas, Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, led a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the First Financial Bank Poultry Education Facility on Feb. 1.

We often speak to industry professionals in search of a crystal ball to predict the future of the market. When prices are rising, as they are now, we naturally want to know how much longer they will continue that way. So we formulate a guess based off of data that is likely to change and the…

Foodservice partnerships capitalize on consumer affinity for eggs to help drive traffic

ROSE HILL, N.C. — Since last March, House of Raeford Farms has provided $120,000 to non-profit organizations through partnerships supporting its consumer truckload and preorder chicken sales. These relationships are continuing into 2021 as the company continues to offer fresh chicken to the …

Poultry Times is pleased to announce the launch of our new E-newsletter, The Poultry Report, debuting on November 11, 2020.

The first mention of a crystal ball was by the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder when he described how the Celtic Druids practiced divination. Since then, folklore has described the crystal ball as a powerful tool to peer into the future, to see mysteries associated with the past, or to see …

Eligible Delaware, Maryland growers should apply by Dec. 1

 GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has announced that it has entered into a plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in respect to its investigation into the sales of broiler chicken products in the United States.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has donated more food during the past year than ever in its 85-year history, the company announced. More than 30 million pounds, or the equivalent of 120 million meals, were donated by the company during the last 12 months to fight hunger.