News & Updates

Foundation-funded project targets infectious bronchitis and infectious laryngotracheitis viruses. ... read more

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens and No Kid Hungry announce that they will be building on their partnership with a January campaign through Slim Chickens’ app. From now until Jan. 31, Slim Chickens will donate $5 to the non-profit for every new app download, up to a maximum of $40,000, and give guests $5 in Slim Chickens credit. This month’s initiative builds on the brand’s existing pledge to No Kid ... read more

A wearable respiratory protection system could help address challenges with traditional respiratory protection equipment used during poultry processing. ... read more

Surveys point to new export records set by Brazil in 2025 for international shipments of both chicken meat and eggs. ... read more

Celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern says the product is proof that great pizza can come from unexpected places. ... read more

WATT Global Media's 2026 survey reveals which producers stayed on top in 2025 and how they plan to navigate the next decade. ... read more

SACRAMENTO — In a letter to industry stakeholders, the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced that it would be lifting its statewide ban on poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions at fairs and shows. The ban was initially put into place on Jan. 7, 2025, due to the widespread outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry and dairy cattle in California and the country. Since then, the CDFA has ... read more

Sampson County has lost two commercial poultry flocks to avian influenza so far in 2026. ... read more

The company announced the closure of its plant in Arkansas, but word is spreading about the possible sale of its plants in Missouri and Virginia. ... read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Recently, North Carolina State University’s Prestage Department of Poultry Science named Aaron Kiess, the department’s Braswell distinguished professor, its new interim department head, effective as of Jan. 2. Kiess’ expertise focused on layers, which allowed him to work with egg producers to help them solve problems. Before joining NC State in 2021, Kiess spent 13 years as a faculty member with Mississippi State University’s Department of Poultry ... read more

Changes to taxation have been diluted, but a government commitment to end the use of enriched colony cages has not been welcomed. ... read more

The project aims to identify risk mitigation strategies for antimicrobial resistance. ... read more

The egg producer said its investments in the specialty egg and prepared foods markets are offsetting the effect of lower egg prices on its business. ... read more

Applications for undergraduate and graduate degree scholarships are being accepted until March 27. ... read more

WASHINGTON — The United Egg Producers announce that Donald Grady has been hired as its new vice president of government affairs. In this position, Grady will lead UEP’s newly established office in Washington, D.C., located in the 800 Maine Ave. SW building at the Wharf, the organization said in its announcement. UEP is a farmer cooperative working collaboratively to address legislative, regulatory and advocacy problems affecting U.S. egg production. As ... read more