In a typical poultry processing facility, much of the waste is simply dumped in a landfill or incinerated. Two experimental new processes, however, make use of the feathers, blood and bones – plus one ...

GOBBLERS GONNA GOBBLE: Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview is raising 450 turkeys in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo courtesy of Hickory Nut Gap Farm Fall is always busy on Western North ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced March 25 additional resources to help increase and expand meat and poultry processing capacity, including the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity ...

As we approach the festive season, 12 million broilers will be slaughtered and ready for consumption in the next three months. About 80 per cent of this number will go through informal slaughtering ...

On the heels of President Joe Biden signing an Executive Order to increase competition in the U.S., USDA says the President’s actions will also level the playing field for family farmers and ranchers.

The Trump administration is working to finalize a rule that would allow poultry plants to increase slaughter speeds, an action that correlates with an increase in coronavirus infections, according to ...