12+ hour, 28+ min ago  (202+ words) May is egg month, according to the American Egg Board. For the first part of 2026 to date, the egg industry in Pennsylvania has faced another round of highly pathogenic avian influenza, with losses of laying hens and pullets raised for…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (411+ words) Pennsylvanians To Help Lead Livestock Export Group Lancaster Farming Get the newspaper digitally or delivered weekly to your door Start buying and selling for as little as $2. 99/month! Two Pennsylvania livestock industry members are taking leadership roles in an association…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (107+ words) Maryland poultry farmers will soon be able to apply for updated concentrated animal feeding operation permits after a nearly yearlong holdup. The Maryland Department of the Environment approved the new permit April 24. Returns for farrow-to-finish operations are expected to be…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (218+ words) Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Alex Hamberg gives an avian influenza update at the Penn Ag Expo in Lebanon, Pa. on March 31, 2026. LEBANON, Pa. " Warm weather and rigorous control measures are bringing some relief from a series of highly pathogenic avian influenza…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (142+ words) A Hillandale Farms operation in northwestern Pennsylvania produces about 30, 000 tons of manure per year from 2 million laying hens. All of it is destined for farmland. Pennsylvania water laws provide a framework for farmers on manure, erosion and stream protection, balancing…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (207+ words) A truck hauls chickens. From poultry farms to feed mills to transportation routes, birds, people and vehicles can be exposed to many risks from bacteria, viruses and other harmful microbes. However, along every point of contact, there are opportunities to…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (155+ words) Broiler house chopped switchgrass bedding used in a University of Maryland study. One of the most important parts of litter management in broiler production is maintaining proper litter depth. Numerous studies and field experience have shown that broilers perform best…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (155+ words) A conventional chicken house with enrichments for birds. Environmental enrichments are items or resources in the barn that allow birds to perform important behaviors " such as perches or platforms to allow roosting at elevation or the provision of straw, hay…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (220+ words) An aerial view of L&J Farm, owned by Linda and John Brown, which raises organic broilers for Perdue in Delaware, shows the large solar array and protective buffer around the farm, two of the environmental elements that helped the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (216+ words) Team Penn State (from left): Hannah Anderson, Daniel Eyre, Wyatt Baker, Alyssa Brown, Alexandria Neff, Cora Musser, Montana Riggs. Roommates Alexandria Neff and Cora Musser gained a lot more than just second place during their time on Penn State's poultry…...