Is aquaculture ready to follow poultry’s path?
Aquaculture is a protein sector destined to compete head-on with poultry for share of the U.S. consumer’s stomach due to its efficient feed conversion and healthy food status. It’s a question of when...
View ArticleUS avian flu effort continues behind the scenes
As it prepares to release the final restrictions on a few U.S. farms, USDA is shoring up trade relations in the wake of the HPAI outbreaks. APHIS officials have been visiting crucial trading partners...
View ArticleThe other side of poultry production transparency
When three executives from companies in the meat and poultry supply chain participated in a panel discussion at the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) Antibiotics Symposium one might say...
View ArticleAntibiotics in poultry requires ethical dialogue
Do poultry and meat producers often make the wrong arguments for the use of antibiotics in their flocks and herds? Possibly so, and this is reflected in public opinion.
View ArticleGlobal warming potential of US broiler production
U.S. broiler chicken producers have a phenomenal record of production efficiency. But what does that mean for the broiler industry’s environmental impact?
View ArticleMeat, poultry have rising protein competitors – plants!
Protein is the hot consumer trend, but plant-based proteins are trending up in sales and vying for position with meat and poultry in the protein food space.
View ArticleWill the VFD reduce antibiotic resistance in US?
Will the changes in poultry production in the way antibiotics are used – or not used – result in a reduction of resistance? The answer may be far less certain than the policymakers and the advocates...
View ArticleThe new Tyson Foods is built for growth
Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith punctuated his opening remarks in the second quarter 2016 earnings call by reeling off a dozen or more key performance superlatives now being enjoyed by the company since...
View ArticleUS poultry processors face new pathogen standards
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will begin applying new, tougher performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter for comminuted poultry products and chicken parts on July 1....
View ArticlePoultry processors pushing back on OSHA inspections
U.S. poultry processors are in the crosshairs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’ s (OSHA) ergonomics enforcement programs, and one poultry industry safety manager has likened it to...
View ArticleHave US broiler chicken weights hit their ceiling?
Live weights of broiler chickens produced by the U.S. poultry industry have hit the ceiling imposed by customer requirements, according to Sanderson Farms CEO Joe Frank Sanderson, Jr.
View ArticleIs Sanderson Farms poised for big earnings in 2017?
While Sanderson Farms executives stopped short of making any earnings prediction at the Stephens Spring 2016 Investor Conference, their outlook had at least one analyst envisioning strong profitability...
View ArticleRetail chicken complex next Sanderson Farms project?
A fifth retail tray-pack chicken processing complex might the next construction project for a debt-free and flush-with-cash Sanderson Farms.
View ArticleUS poultry exports making remarkable recovery in 2016
The U.S. poultry industry has recovered much faster than expected in 2016 from the most devastating loss ever in trade in poultry and eggs due to last year's highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...
View ArticleUS poultry faces ‘Trump factor,’ anti-trade sentiment
Anti-trade sentiment among U.S. voters – fanned by rhetoric in the 2016 presidential campaign – could work to disrupt U.S. efforts to restore trade with China in chicken leg quarters and paws,...
View ArticleIs your poultry production business ‘new normal’?
Consumer-led disruptions are the ‘new normal’ for the poultry business.
View ArticleHow sustainable is Tyson Foods’ competitive advantage?
Tyson Foods’ strong earnings performance has stock analysts raising their expectations not just upward for the company’s performance but farther into the future strategically.
View ArticlePoultry business is topsy-turvy in the Americas
The U.S. poultry industry is in its fifth year of profitability, while the Brazilian poultry industry is upside down with high feed costs and liquidity woes.
View ArticleNew GIPSA regulations expected on poultry contracts
Regulatory and legal issues involving U.S. poultry growing contracts are heating up with new regulations and more government audits expected.
View ArticleTelling your poultry sustainability story
They say a picture tells a thousand words, and there was one image among the hundreds of slides and thousands of words presented at the 2016 Environmental Management Seminar which communicated what I...
View Article5 innovations in FSIS poultry inspection ahead
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 which includes five poultry inspection innovations, and more, aimed at preventing the contamination of meat and...
View Article9 challenges facing US poultry producers in 2017
Want to know what’s on the minds of the leaders at the National Chicken Council in 2017? These poultry challenges – ranging from disease biosecurity, regulatory reform, international trade and consumer...
View ArticleAnimal ag needs metrics for antimicrobial stewardship
Antibiotic stewardship in animal agriculture requires collaboration among medical and veterinary communities and common metrics for producer audits.
View Article4 keys to US poultry industry profitability in 2017
The U.S. poultry industry's profit outlook is positive in 2017, but improvement in the world economy and smooth trading relations are needed.
View Article5 ways for poultry producers to win the food fight
The personalized ideologies that shape how people think about and consume food may offer poultry producers useful clues about how to market to a public skeptical of the food industry and divided over...
View ArticlePoultry producers grapple with antibiotics issue
Antibiotic use in poultry, consumer responses and disruptions in the food supply chain were hot topics at the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention.
View ArticlePoultry’s fresh opportunity in local chicken, turkey
Locally produced poultry is a fast-growing grocery category and opportunity for poultry producers to be in tune with shoppers’ health and wellness goals.
View ArticleTyson Foods: not your father’s chicken company
Tyson Foods’ planned acquisition of AdvancePierre Foods is the next step in the company’s strategy, and legacy, to feed the world with protein-packed foods.
View ArticleWhat poultry does not contain drives sales
Meeting consumers’ desire for clean labels is an market opportunity squarely in the wheelhouse of poultry producers.
View Article3 pointers for the broiler welfare debate
Seek the right engagement on broiler welfare with the right audience, said a panel of experts at the 2017 Chicken Marketing Summit.
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