News & Updates
- Responses improve, but few signs of avian influenza diminishingThe current avian influenza season has some good news, but the situation remains far from reassuring. ... read more
- Top 10 poultry technology trends of 2025The ongoing HPAI outbreak forced the industry to think both about immediate interventions and long-term system changes to operations, while welfare and profitability remained important. ... read more
- WEO’s essentials for an effective HPAI vaccination programAs HPAI continues spreading globally, more countries are considering vaccination as a tactic to controlling the disease. ... read more
- Probiotics: Yes, birds benefit from them tooDr. Chasity Pender, senior technical manager - Poultry, DSM-Firmenich, and Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, talk poultry probiotics. ... read more
- Proposed planning changes will support U.K. poultry sector growthThe government of the United Kingdom has launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the planning process. Some of the revisions aim to boost the nation’s reliance on food imports. ... read more
- Perdue Farms family and foundation donate $1M to new Md. librarySALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Farms announces that the Perdue family and the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation have made a $1 million gift to support the forthcoming Paul S. Sarbanes Library, now under construction on Schumaker Pond in Wicomico County, Md. This contribution will establish the Perdue Family Knowledge Center at the new library, which will serve as the central hub for the library’s main collections of books ... read more
- Newcastle disease cases confirmed in Peru, Slovakia, PolandThis is Peru’s first detection since 2021 and Slovakia’s first detection since 2007. ... read more
- Jack in the Box Chicken Supreme back for first time since 2004The once-popular sandwich is returning as the chain celebrates 75 years in business. ... read more
- My top 5 Latin American poultry industry blogs of 2025Avian flu, tariffs, and a Guinness World Record were the subject matters that attracted the most attention. ... read more
- Duranleau named Sofina Foods Canada CEOHe most recently served as regional president of McCain Foods EMENA. ... read more
- Strong growth in revenue, profit reported by MHPFor the first nine months of its 2025 financial year, Ukraine-based agri-food group MHP SE reports good operational and financial results. ... read more
- Oklahoma governor meets with poultry growers to show supportKevin Stitt says a 20-year-old lawsuit is less about water quality and more about lining the pockets of lawyers. ... read more
- USPOULTRY releases updated report of antibiotic stewardship in U.S. poultry productionTUCKER, Ga. — Updated research, supported by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been released quantifying the U.S. poultry industry’s on-farm antibiotic use. The updated report shows continued improved antibiotic stewardship and commitment to disease prevention within poultry production. As part of its commitment to a transparent and sustainable food supply, the poultry industry works to balance the responsible use of antibiotics ... read more
- The Egg Industry Center appoints Michael Persia as its new directorAMES, Iowa — The Egg Industry Center recently announced that Dr. Michael Persia will serve as its new director, starting June 1, 2026. Until then, Brett Ramirez, associate professor in agricultural and biosystems engineering and EIC associate director, will continue to serve as interim director. Ramirez took on the role of interim director in February 2024 after the passing of former EIC director Richard Gates, the EIC mentioned in the ... read more
- HPAI-hit flock in Texas involved 260,000 broilersAPHIS confirms the case that was previously reported by the Texas Animal Health Commission. ... read more