1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (391+ words) A truck hauls chickens. Elizabeth Rowe, the human resources manager for Risser’s Poultry Inc., responded to a few questions about what the company has been seeing when hiring and maintaining laborers. Rowe’s answers were edited only for Associated Press style…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (577+ words) Broiler chickens benefit from access to platform perches for roosting. Even commercial broilers, which tend to struggle with mobility, show strong motivation for this behavior. Multiple studies have found that fast-growing broilers will use elevated platforms with ramps daily throughout…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (200+ words) The Delaware Blue Hen is the official mascot of the University of Delaware. When University of Delaware poultry science professor Brian Ladman and his students take the athletic teams’ mascot, the Delaware Blue Hen, to home games, they are met…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (10+ words) Lancaster Farming...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (112+ words) The $1 billion USDA plan to combat avian influenza received positive remarks from one industry professional. Chris Pierce, the president of Heritage Poultry Management Services, said he’d give implementation of the USDA’s plan an 8 out of 10. U.S. egg farmers have…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (119+ words) Rock-bottom wholesale egg prices are putting a squeeze on farmers a year after flock losses from avian influenza brought record highs. A few producers are believed to have lost contracts because of the market collapse. Livestock and poultry farmers in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 2+ week 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+ mon, 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…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (218+ words) Pennsylvania State Veterinarian Alex Hamberg gives an avian influenza update at the PennAg 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 infections…...