Source: Reuters
The French farm ministry said on Tuesday that highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu had been found on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, confirming France’s first farm outbreak of the virus this year.
The outbreak was...
The USPOULTRY Foundation recently awarded a $23,292 student recruiting grant to the University of Georgia.
The grant will be used to strengthen the UGA Department of Poultry Science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which has a long...
U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A sued top chicken suppliers alleging they artificially raised prices on billions of dollars of its purchases in the latest litigation facing the poultry industry.
The lawsuit filed Friday names 17 defendants including Perdue Farms, Tyson...
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today urged federal authorities to highly prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for the men and women who work in the meat and poultry industry, following healthcare workers and those in long term care facilities.
Meat...
About 29,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Germany after bird flu was found on another poultry farm, authorities said on Thursday.
Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm in the eastern area of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state...
The American Egg Board will continue its partnership with the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization (NAITCO) and its Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) state program members to strengthen pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) through 12th grade agricultural literacy outreach and educate...
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers have released an updated economic impact study that highlights the positive impact the poultry industry has on jobs, wages, and federal and...
Shenandoah Valley Organic, a family-owned organic chicken company, will establish a second, 75,000-square-foot facility in Harrisonburg, increasing production capacity and retail packaging abilities. The expansion will create 110 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday.
Founded by sixth-generation farmer Corwin Heatwole,...
Mike Levengood (far right), vice president, chief animal care officer and farmer relationship advocate at Perdue Farms and vicechairman of the USPOULTRY board of directors, presents the student recruiting check to Dr. Shawna Weimer (far left), assistant professor at...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, in conjunction with Iowa State University, has developed a video showing livestock producers how to set up a vehicle cleaning and disinfection...