Food Bank Recieves 65,000 Eggs
UTAH, US - A coalition of Utah egg farmers joined together to give 65,000 eggs to the Utah Food Bank Thursday.

Carey Named Texas A&M Poultry Science Department Head
TEXAS – Dr. John Carey has been appointed head of the Texas A&M University poultry science department.

New Chief Executive Officer for Pilgrim's Pride
TEXAS, US - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, the world's largest chicken company, today said its board of directors unanimously elected J. Clinton Rivers as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Rivers, 49, previously served...

Testimony of Foie Gras Cruelty Fed to Senate
MARYLAND, US - Today, Maryland’s Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee will hear testimony from veterinarians, doctors and animal protection advocates on one of the most notorious and cruel agricultural practices—the force-feeding...

Grain Production Growing in Russia
US - Grain prices in Russia rose sharply in February, says a monthly GAIN update from the US Department of Agriculture.

Frisco to Host Easter Eggstravaganza
US - Spring will be off to a hopping start in Frisco on Saturday, when more than 10,000 are expected to attend the 16th annual Easter Eggstravaganza.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 1 Percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Firms Recall Chicken Over Bacteria Scare
US - A New York company recalled nearly 7,000 pounds of chicken and meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced yesterday.

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry.

Ethanol Generation Grinding to a Halt
NEW YORK - The ethanol boom is running out of gas as corn prices spike, says Jon Birger. Green Energy can't compete as grain prices continue to soar.

The Manure Mine Producing Phosphorus
US - Underground phosphorus deposits around the world are mined for use as a much-valued fertilizer. Now Agricultural Research Service soil scientists Ariel Szogi, Matias Vanotti and Patrick Hunt have found a way to "mine" the phosphorus in poultry manure....

Hormel Foods Announces New Goal for Growth
US – Hormel Foods Corporation, one of the US’s largest manufacturers and marketers of consumer-branded meat and food products, has set a new goal for growth through innovation.

Keokuk Council to Look at Chicken Regulation
US - Should Keokuk citizens such as Celia Malm be allowed to raise chickens on their property?

Oklahoma Fight Over Poultry Waste Escalates
US - In a region that produces billions of pounds of the nation's poultry, part of doing business for the past half-century was trying to ignore the smelly waste dropped by the birds.

Egg Products: Shell Eggs Broken Up 8 Percent from Last Year
US - Report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.