The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it is modernizing egg products inspection methods for the first time since Congress passed the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) in 1970. The Egg...
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An excellent idea for a science project is to build an inexpensive incubator. The incubator may be used for hatching eggs from a back yard flock, or a fun learning project. Following are plans for the...
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Tip 15
Most modern single-stage setters and hatchers are fitted with carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors, automating adjustment of the machine dampers according to the CO2 accumulated from the developing embryos.
As the broiler breeder industry and genetics have evolved, there has been considerable change in equipment. Over time, we have seen a large percentage of the production houses change from hand-gathered nesting systems to mechanical nests. The mechanical nests...
The International Poultry Council is proud to announce a partnership with Urner Barry’s new online event; The Executive Conference and Global Protein Summit.
Through a combination of live discussions and on-demand presentations, the event will feature industry experts discussing the...
Now with fewer cockroaches: Foster Farms chicken! Foster Farms will reopen its Livingston, California plant on Saturday, three days after USDA inspectors saw a cockroach inside the facility and immediately closed it for sanitation and treatment. “We want to...
The poultry industry’s gradual switch to cage-free egg production has underscored the need to rethink disease-control programs and address health and welfare challenges unique to layers in these production systems, according to Jean Sander, DVM.
With more than 200 US...
Bob Evans Farms Inc. sued U.S. chicken producers including Tyson Foods Inc., Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. and Sanderson Farms Inc. for allegedly inflating prices over a decade.
Producers limited the supply of broiler chickens from 2008 to 2017 through a series...
Marel is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire German food cutting technology provider TREIF Maschinenbau GmbH (“TREIF”). The two companies have a great strategic and cultural fit with complementary product portfolios and geographic presence, creating a strong platform...
Chad Martin takes on new role as Chief Operating Officer for Poultry
Donnie King has been named president of Tyson Foods’ (NYSE: TSN) poultry business, effective September 3, 2020, the company announced today.
King has over 35 years of experience working...