Wayne Farms LLC has announced a $16.9 million expansion and upgrade of the Wayne Farms Laurel Fresh Production Facility, significantly increasing the plant’s capacity and adding approximately 200 jobs to the Laurel payroll.
The additional jobs required to staff the...
China has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture officials say H5N1 was found on a poultry farm in the southern province of Hunan, where authorities culled nearly 18,000 chickens.
The Center for Disease Control says...
Some poultry farmers in the province at the heart of China's coronavirus outbreak are having to euthanise young birds amid new rules designed to contain the disease that have paralysed live animal transport, feed supply and slaughterhouses. Some farmers...
As people are becoming more interested in where their food comes from, the trend of raising back yard chickens is growing. Guelph approves the growing of chickens however many growers have questions about welfare, environment, winter management, manure management...
“Today,the notion of ‘climate friendly diets’ is gaining substantial traction,especially among youth. It is a brilliant opportunity to position chicken and eggs as being tasty, convenient, climate-friendly,nutritious and affordable,”remarked Dr. David Hughes, professor at the Imperial College of London,...
Cobb-Vantress, Inc. joined the global poultry industry at International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) 2020 in Atlanta this week, helping to meet IPPE’s overall objectives of innovation, education and networking while also discussing the Choose Cobb campaign. The three-day...
Sanderson Farms has promoted Edward Chisholm to director of operations, responsible for managing the company’s processing, live production and sales operations. Since 2017, Chisholm has served as director of production for the nation’s third largest poultry producer.
Chisholm began his...
Every year, Chicken Farmers of Canada gets asked the same question: Will there be enough chicken wings in Canada for the Super Bowl? The answer - is yes. In fact, Canadians will consume 75 million wings during the game...
Zinpro Corporation, the industry leader in performance trace mineral nutrition for livestock, poultry, aquaculture and companion animals, today announced that Eric Pi has been promoted to regional business enterprise manager - China. In this newly created position, Pi is...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
"Today is a good day for American agriculture. Throughout this process, there were many detractors who said it couldn't be...
