How UK broiler farms cut antibiotic use
Broiler farmers in the UK reduced their antibiotic use by 82 percent between 2012 and 2017, and the sector now produces half the meat eaten in the UK using less […]
U.S. table-egg laying flock grows to record level in 2018
After reaching a low point in June 2015 following an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), table-egg laying hen inventories began to recover and have since eclipsed previous record […]
Nielsen says they expect consumers’ focus on fresh food to continue
Consumers’ desire to eat better is having a strong impact across the fresh food sector from produce to prepared foods to meal kits, according to recent Nielsen research. “In the […]
Improvement of chilling efficiency and product quality of broiler carcasses using sub-zero saline solutions
Carcass chilling in subzero saline solutions has not been studied enough, even though it can transfer the carcasses temperature to the chilling media in an efficient way. Read more
Big birds are so 2017. The money is now in smaller, tender chicken
Some chicken companies are doing well despite recent rock-bottom prices. Others are facing losses. A lot of it comes down to the size of the bird they’re hawking. A decades-long […]
California Poultry Federation Winter Board Meeting
The CPF Winter Board meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento Wednesday, March 6th at 8:30 am. On Tuesday, March 5th, a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception will […]
China offers to buy $30 billion more U.S. ag imports a year
China is proposing that it could buy an additional $30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, corn and wheat as part of a possible trade deal being […]
USDA: Corn to be king again in 2019
For 2019, USDA predicts U.S. farmers will plant 92 million acres of corn, which is a 3.3% jump from last year. Alternatively, farmers will plant 85 million acres of soybeans, […]
Management key to preventing green muscle disease in broilers
Poultry production in the US is at record levels and expected to continue rising thanks to consumer demand,1 especially for white meat. The trend has led to a steady increase in […]
Foster Farms appoints Dan Huber as Chief Executive Officer
Huber, previous Chief Operations Officer, has 23-year tenure with company Foster Farms, the West Coast’s leading poultry producer, announced that its board of directors has appointed Dan Huber, 53, to […]