Poultry Industry News

Poultry Testing Schools to be Offered April-May

STATEWIDE, ARK. – The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Division will host annual Pullorum – Typhoid (PT) testing schools for commercial poultry producers and individual members of the public in April and May. 

Tyson Targets 2 million Acres for Land Stewardship

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – As part of Tyson Foods’ recently announced goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030, the company has committed to support improved environmental practices on 2 million acres of corn by the end of 2020.

USDA Ok To Ditch Organic Animal Welfare Rule: GAO

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) complied with rulemaking procedures while scrapping a rule that would have established animal welfare standards for organic livestock, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has ruled.

Tyson Foods Receives Clean Water Award from USPOULTRY

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has released a second video in a series on companies with exemplary performance at water reclamation facilities, spotlighting Tyson Foods’ Russellville, Ark., operation.

Cost of Necrotic Enteritis Grossly Underestimated

The true cost of necrotic enteritis (NE) for the world’s poultry industry could be an astounding $US6 billion annually — three times a previous and widely used estimate, according to a report in World Poultry.

Kansas Gov. Signs Poultry Bill Into Law, Opens Doors For Future Poultry Farms In State

TOPEKA, KS — Gov. Jeff Colyer on Tuesday signed into a law a controversial bill that is aimed at luring large-scale poultry processors such as Tyson Foods to set up shop in Kansas.

Governor Hutchinson Proclaims March 20, 2018 as Arkansas Ag Day

To recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by Arkansas’s agriculture industry, Governor Hutchinson proclaimed March 20, 2018 as Arkansas Ag Day and presented the proclamation to Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward at a ceremony today at the Arkansas Agriculture Department headquarters.

Avian Influenza Viruses Can Persist in Footbaths and Manure

Growers shouldn’t assume the disinfectants they use in footbaths are effective against avian influenza (AI), indicates a study from the University of California–Davis.1

Kinco Constructors Adds Two New Project Managers to Team

Kinco Constructors is pleased to announce that Adam Tullos has joined the company as preconstruction/senior project manager and Brian Byrd has joined the company as project manager. Adam is based out of the company’s Little Rock office and Brian is based out of the company’s Springdale office.


 Source: Kinco Constructors

Video Teaches Knife Safety, Cutting for Poultry Deboning

The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) said it is releasing a training video demonstrating proper breast deboning cutting techniques.

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