TUCKER, Ga. – Sept. 16, 2021 – The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has awarded the 2021 Clean Water Award to Tyson Foods in Nashville, Arkansas, and Tyson Foods in Berryville, Arkansas. The award is presented annually to poultry facilities that go above and beyond in their com…

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Perdue Farms, through its Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, has awarded a $10,000 grant to continue its support of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Project Clean Stream environmental stewardship initiative.

FORT DODGE, Iowa — New Cooperative, an Iowa based farm and grain cooperative, announced on Sept. 20 that its systems were offline following a recent cyber security incident.

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — One of the most challenging management responsibilities facing a parent stock producer is creating a nesting environment that will yield hatching eggs that are clean and relatively dry. In most cases, eggs laid in the nests have the best chance of getting to the hatche…

OAKWOOD, Ga. — Hungry consumers enjoyed Wayne Farms chicken more than ever in 2021, thanks to the carriers and logistics partners who delivered those amazing products to restaurant, foodservice and retail customers across the nation, the company noted.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) undergraduate program has earned the number one ranking in its category in the annual U.S. News & World Report undergraduate program rankings for the 11th consecutive year.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), in conjunction with The Context Network, has launched the first installment of its Sustainability Road Map on-demand webinar series. During the course of several weeks, IFEEDER will unveil on-demand videos that address…

WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council on Sept. 15 released its inaugural sustainability report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. chickens raised for meat, known as “broilers,” and the industry’s collective progress in its environmental, broiler welfare and social impa…

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Did you know that September is National Food Safety Education Month? What better time to learn the key steps for food safety: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.

Cites March ammonia leak that followed January incident

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods has announced that it would strengthen the benefits it offers its fully vaccinated U.S. frontline team members. Effective Jan. 1, 2022, fully vaccinated team members can begin earning up to 20 hours of paid sick leave per year. New hires will also receive one w…

TUCKER Ga. — Industry safety professionals recently gathered in Destin, Fla., to discuss the safety challenges facing those involved in poultry production and processing. The National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry is sponsored by the Georgia Tech Research Institute/ATRP and the …

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A company that owns the Georgia poultry processing plant where six workers died in a January liquid nitrogen leak is being sold.

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

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 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.