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If Upside gets USDA approval next, the company said it could start pumping out 50,000 pounds of “no-kill” meat products every year.

Can watching videos boost hens' welfare and health? Iowa State University researchers believe it could. 

The Justice Department failed in its third attempt at prosecution of chicken industry executives for price-fixing and bid rigging.

Jury deadlocks over price-fixing, bid-rigging allegations by poultry executives. Prosecutors suggest a third trial but the U.S. District judge wants a explanation from the head of the DOJ’s Antitrust Division first.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Stoddard County, Mo.

A commercial chicken flock in Kentucky tested positive for a highly lethal form of bird flu, officials said on Monday, widening an outbreak that threatens the U.S. poultry industry.

Tyson Foods cannot increase prices for chicken and prepared foods fast enough to keep pace with rising costs for raw materials like grain, CEO Donnie King said Monday, reporting higher-than-expected quarterly earnings.

The chicken wing shortage is ruffling a few feathers, reports AgDay host Clinton Griffiths. Restaurants are reporting a shortage of chicken wings, specifically bone-in varieties. Can pig wings fill the void?

Soy in livestock diets is traditionally evaluated on one metric: crude protein. Recent research shows that may not be the best indicator for meeting nutritional needs of livestock. How can you discern those differences?

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the nation’s second-largest U.S. chicken processor, said it has reached a settlement to pay $75 million to a group of poultry buyers in a price-fixing lawsuit.

The pivotal moment in the journey to more sustainable livestock production is now, says Brett Kaysen of the National Pork Board. Here's a look at how the pork and poultry industries are driving progress.

Pilgrim's Pride, which produces 20% of U.S. chicken, has entered into a plea agreement with the Department of Justice in its investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging of chicken products.

Beyond Meat Inc. and KFC are expanding their test of faux chicken nuggets, this time aiming to offer a product that looks and tastes like it’s made from meat sliced right off a bird.

U.S. livestock sector backed by domestic, global demand

People have long assumed that poultry, with lower levels of saturated fatty acids compared with most red meats, would contribute less to cholesterol levels and other factors associated with cardiovascular disease.

Domestic demand for protein keeps climbing. U.S. Farm Report looks into the "push for protein" both at home and abroad this Memorial Day weekend.

Six consumers shared their meat purchasing habits, including how much price, taste, appearance, animal welfare, antibiotics and labeling claims matter during the opening session of the Animal Ag Alliance's Summit.

Clear Lab uses a robotic platform to improve food safety and its method shortens testing turnaround times by up to five days.

Total 2019 meat production in the U.S. is currently projected to reach another record level of 103.3 billion pounds, up 1.3 percent year over year. 

USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their estimates of food in cold storage facilities at the end of 2018 on Feb. 22, about a month later than normal.

Police arrested five employees of Wayne Farms, the sixth largest vertically integrated poultry producer and processor in the U.S., after the company uncovered a payroll fraud scheme costing the company nearly $100,000.

The litigation follows a complaint filed in December with the Federal Trade Commission about its “humane” animal treatment claims.

Consumers in the U.S. are eating more U.S. beef and pork at lower prices, pressuring the chicken sector.

Fake news reports about an antibiotic resistant salmonella outbreak in chickens prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue statements that it is safe put chickens in costumes for Halloween.

A board of state and tribal officials in Oklahoma will need to decide if additional poultry feeding operations should be permitted in the state.

Our young people are looking for causes to help them connect. They are replicating the "specialness" they experienced in their families by recreating pools of “specially connected” influencers.

An organic, pasture-based farmer in Georgia has won a legal battle seeking restitution for 160,000 chickens lost to bald eagles.

Overall chicken industry profitability so far this year, when adjusted for the mix of products produced has been slightly better than 2016, which was not a good year and far below 2017’s.

Tyson Foods Inc. shares turned higher on Monday on last-half profit optimism after its quarterly profits missed Wall Street estimates.

JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacking firm, remains intent on a stock market listing of subsidiary JBS Foods International BV in the United States despite corruption and food safety scandals, executives said,

Taco Bell, the Mexican-themed chain, eclipsed its burger rival in U.S. sales last year, becoming the fourth-largest domestic restaurant brand, according to a preliminary report by research firm Technomic.

Yum! Brands Inc.’s KFC warned that a supply-chain breakdown that has shut more than half of its 900 U.K. outlets would persist for the rest of the week, continuing to deprive fans of their fried-chicken fix.

<p>(Bloomberg) -- Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat producer, wants to get deeper into the snack game.</p><p>In its latest attempt to move beyond traditional chicken products, Tyson has put toge

From comfort to high-tech: Food a serious quest at Olympics. And you won&#39;t believe how much they&#39;re going through.

What, you must be asking, is “microbrewery chicken,” and how could it relate to beef?

Top U.S. food distributors Sysco Corp and U.S. Foods Inc have sued the country’s biggest chicken processors for allegedly conspiring to inflate prices.

McDonald's no longer sells chicken treated with medically important antibiotics. Now a health advocacy group wants pork and beef to be next.

The stakes are high for the U.S. poultry sector, which exports products worth more than $1 billion a year to Mexico.

After remaining fairly steady from 2008 to 2014, total U.S. meat production began to sharply increase in 2015&mdash;and consumers have responded by increasing annual meat consumption by 20 lb. in recent years. Cheaper feed and growing domestic and international demand have factored into growth. With relatively stable feed costs projected for the next couple of years, meat supplies will continue to increase faster than the rate of population growth in the U.S. through 2018, according to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.

Turkey consumption is on a path to decline by about 1% this year compared to 2016’s.

Tyson Foods has opted to build a $300 million chicken processing complex in Tennessee instead of Kansas.