News & Updates

ATHENS, Ga. — Wayne-Sanderson Farms has announced an additional $2 million donation for the new Poultry Science Building at the University of Georgia. The gift brings project support from the Georgia-based poultry producer to $4.1 million. The combined gift will name the Poultry Science Building student lobby, a 1,300-square-foot space for students to study and network with industry partners. “The UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is ... read more

The approach uses imaging to calculate the amount of residual meat left after leg and breast deboning operations, providing processors with real time control. ... read more

Stocks for the Brazil-based company trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the JBS ticker. ... read more

Mexico is among the top ten countries of the more than 150 poultry export destinations of Brazil. ... read more

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Poultry Federation elected its new chairman and officers for the upcoming year during its recent annual meeting held at the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network headquarters in Gainesville, Ga., on June 10. Michael Crump, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, takes the helm as GPF chairman for 2025-2026. Blake Wikle, S4 Sanitation, now becomes the group’s immediate past chairman. “I look forward to serving this group during the next ... read more

Research from Kansas State University used liquid egg byproduct to serve as a pesticide to keep stored foods safe. ... read more

The plant and other assets were sold to a bank that was a creditor to the defunct poultry processor, as well as a former company board member. ... read more

The company’s shares are expected to be traded on Brazil’s B3 Exchange and the United States’ New York Stock Exchange, effective June 13. ... read more

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Maple Leaf Foods has released its annual Integrated Report, bringing together an update on its 2024 financial performance and future outlook, as well as a holistic view of the company's key initiatives, emphasizing its continued commitment to sustainability, shared value, and strategic growth. “2024 was a year of meaningful financial and strategic progress for Maple Leaf Foods,” Curtis Frank, Maple Leaf Foods president and CEO, said. ... read more

ROSE HILL, N.C. — With a generous $30,000 match from House of Raeford Farms FLOCK, Camp Corral achieved a record-breaking spring 2025 fundraising total of $80,479. This is enough to send 64 children of wounded, ill, or fallen military heroes to a week-long summer camp experience with other kids who understand about growing up in a challenging family environment. As the first 2025 summer session of camp opens this week ... read more

Government agency says a British Columbia farm has not cooperated with the Health of Animals Act, but a spokesperson for the farm calls the government’s attempts to enforce the act as overreach. ... read more

Leading British egg company Noble Foods has acquired Just Egg. ... read more

Cargill’s turkey plant in Springdale, Arkansas, is on schedule to close on August 1. ... read more

LIMA, Peru — USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in Lima on June 9 to begin an agribusiness trade mission to expand market access and boost U.S. agricultural exports to address the $3.66 billion trade deficit with Peru. Whitley is leading a delegation of more than 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups, as well as five state departments of agriculture, all working to strengthen economic ties and improve ... read more

The Canadian company will cease operations at two other plants as its facility used to produce La Fernandière sausage will expand to facilitate production of additional poultry and pork products. ... read more