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Miniature 3D organs provide researchers with a new model to help develop treatments to better control histomoniasis. ... read more

WASHINGTON — As we get closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, turkey is on everyone’s mind. But, in our nation’s capital, they’re thinking about pardoning turkeys, not eating them. Earlier today, the White House celebrated the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation in the White House’s Rose Garden Club, where the President and First Lady pardoned the official Thanksgiving turkey of 2025. “Standing at the White House with President Trump ... read more

Data-driven risk assessments can optimize sanitation strategies and protocols on poultry farms. ... read more

Highly pathogenic avian influenza re-emerged in in Nigerian poultry after a five-month hiatus. ... read more

CHICAGO — More than a year in the making, the American Egg Board announces a unique and innovative sustainability reporting tool that will enhance how U.S. egg producers can relay their sustainable farming initiatives. The “Incredibly Sustainable” tool was announced by AEB at this year’s recent Sustainable Ag Summit in Anaheim, Calif., and will be available through the AEB’s Incredible Farmer resource hub. The reporting tool will incorporate such aspects ... read more

Those giant inflatable tube men typically used to bring in business are now being used in an effort to drive wild birds away. ... read more

This was the first time globally that a person was infected with the H5N5 variant. ... read more

New flock infections are also reported in North Carolina, Alberta and Ontario. ... read more

Many former shell egg users find additional efficiencies once they try liquid eggs. ... read more

ARLINGTON, Va. — The value that meat and poultry processors have on the U.S. economy is measured in billions of dollars, not millions. In a new economic study sponsored by the Meat Institute, it reports that meat and poultry processing contributes $57.3 billion to the nation’s economy, along with approximately 584,000 jobs. And that is just directly. Indirectly, these industries, when incorporating animal feed, livestock production, transportation, equipment, and more, ... read more

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Fore!! Poultry Times, in an exclusive interview, recently spoke with professional golfer Jenny Bae to talk not only about her sports career, but also about growing up on a family poultry farm. Bae, 24, is in her rookie season on the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Tour, and her parents, Peter and Hannah Bae, of Suwanee, Ga., have been poultry growers for Wayne-Sanderson Farms for more than ... read more

This is the 17th commercial poultry flock to be lost to the disease so far in 2025. ... read more

Foster Farms closed the turkey plant in Turlock, California, earlier in 2025. ... read more

In advance of Thanksgiving, turkeys have been pardoned by officials in at least six states. ... read more

CUMMING, Ga. — A Cumming, Ga., poultry plant failed federal salmonella safety standards for five straight years, earning the USDA’s lowest rating every single month from 2020 to 2024, according to a new report from the animal-welfare group Farm Forward. The 36-page analysis, released last month, examined five years of monthly USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service records for major U.S. poultry facilities. It found that the Koch Foods plant ... read more