Poultry Industry News

Tyson Foods the largest U.S. chicken processor in 2019

Springdale-based Tyson Foods was in 2019 king of the nation’s broiler production with 200.47 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken produced each week.

Aviagen Appoints Diane Hartjes as Global Director of Export and Logistics

HUNTSVILLE, AL. – Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® is committed to helping its customers, the world’s poultry producers, provide their growing communities with healthy, sustainable chicken meat. In an ongoing endeavor to strengthen the ability to ship poultry breeding chicks to these customers, the company recently appointed Diane Hartjes as its new Global Director of Export and Logistics.

USDA Modernizes Egg Products Inspection

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.

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 10 new members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) and an additional new member to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).

Tyson launches nationwide COVID monitoring strategy

SPRINGDALE, AR — As part of its commitment to team member safety and continually evolving efforts to protect workers from COVID-19, Tyson Foods Inc. is launching a new, industry-leading monitoring program and expanding its occupational health staff, including a new chief medical officer position.

Intestinal Integrity Scores Provide Key Bird Performance Insights

GREENFIELD, IN — While it is clear that gut health in broilers has an impact on bird performance, it is not always easy to quantify and effectively track this.

Governor Parson Celebrates Youth in Agriculture at 2020 Missouri State Fair

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Parson will join Missouri 4-H and FFA exhibitors from across the state to celebrate the future of Missouri agriculture.

The Poultry Federation Awards $166,000 in Scholarships to 61 Students in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Poultry Federation (TPF) awarded $166,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year to 21 graduate and 40 undergraduate students majoring in poultry related studies at Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma universities.

Aviagen Lends a Hand to Help with COVID Testing

HUNTSVILLE, AL – Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® has loaned a molecular diagnostic testing machine to a medical facility in Mobile, AL.

Dean Banks named new Tyson CEO

SPRINGDALE, AR — On the same day it announced its fiscal third quarter results, Tyson Foods Inc. also said the company is appointing a new chief executive officer.

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