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An estimated $7 billion of investment needed to meet 2025 goal of companies that want cage-free eggs.
The chicken sandwich war between Chick-Fil-A and Popeye’s has added more turmoil to the poultry industry. It may be coming in the form of a shortage of smaller chickens. John Phipps explains in John’s World.
Authorities in eastern Poland say bird flu is responsible for the deaths of at least 25,000 turkeys in poultry farms near the country’s borders with Ukraine and Belarus.
Federal authorities have indicted four officials from two chicken companies for allegedly fixing prices and rigging bids for broiler chickens across the United States.
One of the world’s largest food and beverage companies is investing heavily in sourcing of cage-free eggs and focusing on sustainable production practices for numerous additional commodities.
Tyson Foods announces bonuses due to federal tax overhaul
New rules on ammonia reporting for poultry farms need more time to properly analyze, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The next few days are big for eggs, with egg hunts and Easter on Sunday.
When you visit a meat plant, humans are completing tasks like stacking pallets and packing chicken drumsticks. But Tyson Foods Inc. thinks robots can do it all.
John Phipps says there’s a shift in consumer preference when it comes to poultry. More prefer dark meat versus white meat. He explains in John’s World.
13 states sue to stop cage free eggs law in Massachusetts
A Pennsylvania fire that killed 7,000 turkeys has been deemed an accident.
Thousands of turkeys died at a Vermont farm.
Here’s another excuse to pig out this Thanksgiving: turkey prices are down.
How high is too high for a pile of chicken manure? Eight feet, apparently.
Mexican chain will add chicken shell to capitalize on trend.
Tennessee reported avian-influenza discovery last week, and now three poultry flocks in northern Alabama are being investigated.
Tyson Foods Inc. will invest $320 million in a new chicken-processing plant in northeastern Kansas employing 1,600 people so that it can keep up with a growing consumer demand for fresh poultry, the company and state officials announced Tuesday.
How a deli meat factory made SC a turkey-producing giant
Authorities say more than 45,000 chickens have been killed in fires this week at two central Pennsylvania farms.
On Feb. 24, AgDay will have team coverage of an important issue to animal agriculture—the proposed law on caged hens.
Some dissenters call Egg Bill ‘Hilton for hens.’
This is seen as a victory for poultry and livestock farmers.
The strain poses no threat to humans.
Egg production totaled 9.41 billion last month, USDA data show.
Firm also says feed prices are too high
Dustin Stanton, age 18, has grown his farm project of producing eggs to a regional business by connecting with consumers and paying close attention to freshness.
Watch a video of “Big Bill” hoisting 20 half-cases of eggs in 60 seconds.
Rising North Carolina rivers swamp dozens of poultry barns, killing at least 1.7 million chickens.
Row-crop operations are taking acres out of production to add poultry barns