FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Alongside Garland Avenue, on the highest point overlooking the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center, the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences promises to be the new standard for agricultural research and education in Arkansas.

TUCKER, GA – The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has released a white paper, titled “Providing Protein, Enriching Lives,” that highlights the multiple ways the poultry industry benefits employees, communities and consumers. Protein is essential in our diets, and the poultry industry is doing more than just providing a meat product. The white paper features expertise and data used from members, economic studies and government reports.

SPRINGDALE, AR - This holiday season, Cargill is working with three Arkansas food banks to provide local families with their Thanksgiving turkey.

Gainesville, GA – Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) is excited to announce two new team members, Dr. Roy Jacob and Dr. Claudia Osorio. Both veterinarians have specialized experience in the field of poultry medicine. Their addition to the U.S. Poultry Veterinary Services team represents the company’s commitment to enhance their customer support.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry sector’s slaughter and processing workforce has fallen by 82 percent over the last 20 years and continues to decline according to the 2016 Injury and Illness Report recently released by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Poultry Federation (TPF) is proud to announce their new partnership with Missouri Agriculture Education on the Move™.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) assured members at the National Chicken Council’s annual convention here that he’d look out for the industry’s interests in the 2018 farm bill negotiations, but he also cautioned there would be a lot less money to work with than legislators had when they drafted the 2014 bill.

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association said it has developed documents to assist poultry and egg producers in making a good faith estimate of air emissions for new federal reporting requirements on the release of hazardous substances from farm animal waste.

TULSA, OK., For the seventh consecutive year, Lift Up America, The University of Tulsa and Tyson Foods will donate more than 30,000 pounds of protein to more than 40 partner programs serviced through the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma as part of an effort to feed people in need and promote public awareness of hunger in America.

Select Genetics held its official groundbreaking ceremony for the new 118,000 square foot hatchery being built in Terra Haute, Indiana.  When completed in the summer of 2018 this will be the largest turkey incubation and hatching facility in the world.