This year, The Poultry Federation served as both a financial and career exploration sponsor of the 2018 Animal Science Exploration Day (ASED) at the University of Missouri.

Exports to norther, southern neighbors reflect more than 325,000 U.S. jobs. The U.S. and Canada, in a last-ditch effort to meet a midnight deadline, have agreed to a revamped trade agreement to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.

Over the past few years, livestock production has increased exponentially. This has indeed made a subsequent impact on the poultry probiotics market, with the increasing demand for NGPs (natural growth promoters) in animal feed. The poultry probiotics market is expected to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark by 2024. 

Diamond V’s poultry team continues to grow, having recently added J. Richard Houlbrooke as a Poultry Specialist. In his new role, he will support, develop, and continue to expand Diamond V’s business serving turkey producers in the U.S.A. and Europe.

Siloam Springs, AR - City officials, poultry industry representatives and Cobb-Vantress, Inc. team members came together earlier this month to commemorate the company's recent decision to expand local operations by opening a new corporate office building in downtown Siloam Springs.

Attracting and retaining a productive and stable workforce has always been a challenge for the poultry and meat processing industry. Rural locations can make I hard to attract office workers and difficult, strenuous work makes it hard to retain workers on the processing floor.

To mark World Egg Day the American Egg Board (AEB) is emphasizing the U.S. egg industry's commitment to sustainable nutrition under the global campaign theme "Protein for Life."

Emphasizing the importance of strong partnerships as well as the future of education in south Arkansas, Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, led the groundbreaking ceremony of the First Financial Bank Poultry Education Facility on Monday, October 1, 2018.

JACKSON, MS. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has agreed to acquire the assets of Featherland Egg Farms Inc. relating to its commercial shell egg production, processing, distribution and sales business. Financial terms of the transaction, which Cal-Maine expects to close in the next few weeks, were not disclosed.

Tyson Foods has appointed Karen Knutson to the post of senior vice president for global government affairs.