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Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, Inc. to Build Largest Feed Mill on East Coast
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (351+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 14, 2026 HARRISONBURG, Va. " Governor Abigail Spanberger announced April 14 that the Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, Inc. will invest $113. 9 million to expand operations in Rockingham County. At an announcement ceremony in Harrisonburg, the Governor celebrated the investment, that will create…...
April 17 Farm Office Live to Cover Ohio Poultry Industry
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (319+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 13, 2026 COLUMBUS, Ohio " Join us'on Farm Office Live next Friday, April 17 for a conversation about Ohio's poultry industry with Jim Chakeres, executive vice president of the Ohio Poultry Association. Our Farm Office Live team will also cover timely…...
Wild Bird Biosecurity Considerations for Poultry Flocks
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (343+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 10, 2026 FRANKLIN CO. , Pa. " Spring is here, and that means the return of migratory birds. While geese have been moving northward since the beginning of the year, now is the time for many other species to fill the…...
USDA Extends Pause on Funding Projects for Biodigesters and CEA
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (227+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 6, 2026 Any pending applications in these categories will be withdrawn and cannot move forward until updated underwriting guidance and risk'mitigation standards are issued. WASHINGTON " The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of more than $330 million to…...
American Egg Board Unveils 49th First Lady's Commemorative Egg
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (521+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 6, 2026 Capturing Patriotism, Pride and the Spirit of the Season" Encircling the egg is a continuous band of red and blue stars rendered in the precise, geometric style characteristic of Pysanky design, complemented by flowing wave motifs representing…...
Poultry Industry Safety Recognition Award Applications Being Accepted
1+ week, 6+ day ago (389+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 1, 2026 According to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the poultry industry reported an injury rate of 2. 4 per 100 full-time workers. This is below the rate of 3. 2 for similar agricultural industries and lower than…...
FFAR Rapid Funding to Develop an Avian Flu Vaccine for Livestock
1+ week, 6+ day ago (360+ words) PUBLISHED ON April 1, 2026 "The spillover of H5 N1 into livestock has highlighted that there are few mitigation tools readily accessible to producers at this time," said Dr. Miriam Martin Le Valley, FFAR scientific program manager. "This rapid funding is crucial to getting…...
USDA Launches Campaign to Promote Strengthened 'Product of USA' Label
2+ week, 1+ day ago (489+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 30, 2026 RICHMOND, Va. " U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a national campaign to promote the updated "Product of USA" voluntary labeling standard for meat, poultry and egg products. The standard, which took effect Jan. 1, requires that animals be…...
Philabundance Takes Part in the Great American Egg Drive
2+ week, 3+ day ago (600+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 27, 2026 PHILADELPHIA "Sauder's Eggs donated 72, 000 eggs to Philabundance as part of the Great American Egg Drive, a nationwide effort bringing egg farmers together to support communities ahead of Easter and Passover"and one of the largest egg donation…...
New $1. 9 Million Grant Lets Montana State Team Deepen Understanding of Avian Flu
2+ week, 6+ day ago (460+ words) PUBLISHED ON March 25, 2026 BOZEMAN, Mont. " With the support of a recent federal grant, a team of Montana State University microbiologists will spend the next three years expanding and deepening research into one of the world's most damaging agricultural viruses, capitalizing…...