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Biosecurity Workshop: Protecting Sheep, Goats and Poultry
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (17+ words) Morning Ag Clips Biosecurity Workshop: Protecting Sheep, Goats and Poultry...
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshops Summer 2026
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (305+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 11, 2026 There are 5 workshops scheduled throughout the SWNY Region: This work is supported by the Northeast Extension Risk Management project award no. 2024-70027-42540, from the U. S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. "Amy Barkley, Livestock Specialist, SWNY…...
SDSU Researchers Develop Vaccine for Destructive Poultry Virus
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (624+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 9, 2026 BROOKINGS, S. D. " In early 2024, a team of researchers in South Dakota State University's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory was the first to identify a fast-spreading respiratory viral outbreak affecting turkeys and chickens in major poultry-producing regions of…...
USDA Announces Investments to Support Small Meat and Poultry Plants
1+ week, 2+ day ago (390+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 4, 2026 "President Trump ended the war on protein. Real American beef is back on the menu," said U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "USDA's Small Processors Action Plan will strengthen our food supply, expand…...
Outstanding Chicken Growers Are Honored at Delmarva Chicken Association's 6th Annual Booster BBQ
1+ week, 2+ day ago (196+ words) PUBLISHED ON June 4, 2026 The following growers were honored: " Delmarva Chicken Association GEORGETOWN, Del. " A popular scientific conference for the U. S. poultry industry, the 59th National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production, is drawing more than 430 attendees to Ocean City, Md. from…...
UF/IFAS Announces New Director of Fundraising Initiatives Role to Support Animal Sciences
2+ week, 4+ day ago (422+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 26, 2026 GAINESVILLE, Fla. " The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) today announces the appointment of Mary Ann Hooks as Director of Animal Sciences Fundraising Initiatives, effective June 15, 2026. This new role will lead fundraising…...
American Egg Board Announces 2026 Leaders to Guide Egg Checkoff
3+ week, 5+ day ago (392+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 17, 2026 CHICAGO " American Egg Board (AEB) has announced its 2026 producer leaders, including newly appointed members and alternates, following the 2026 Annual Spring Meeting, reinforcing the producer leadership behind the national egg checkoff. The Board is composed of egg producers…...
Nominate a Chicken Grower for DCA's Malone Environmental Award
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (380+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 12, 2026 GEORGETOWN, Del. " A chicken grower who goes above and beyond to make his or her farm environmentally responsible and compatible with neighboring properties will be honored with the George "Bud" Malone Environmental Award. Anyone can nominate a…...
Development of Vaccines for Control of Avian Metapneumovirus Subtype B in Poultry
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (229+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 11, 2026 Project # 745: Development of Live Attenuated and Killed Vaccines for Emerging Avian Metapneumovirus Subgroup B (Dr. Sunil Kumar Mor, Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.) These results demonstrate strong potential for practical, field-ready…...
77th USPOULTRY Foundation National Poultry Judging Contest
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (311+ words) PUBLISHED ON May 10, 2026 The program also recognized Bonnie Walters of the University of Wisconsin River Falls for 34 years of coaching service, with the 77th competition marking her final contest. The contest is part of the USPOULTRY Foundation's comprehensive student outreach program,…...