Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 118Broilers & TurkeysPrestage Farms stabbing suspect deemed incompetentA man accused of fatally stabbing a co-worker at a Prestage Farms pork plant in Eagle Grove, Iowa, was found incompetent to stand trial.BlogsA new effort to drive up animal production costsAn effort is being made in Colorado to get a question on the ballot that would ultimately drive animal agriculture out of the state.BlogsGallup: Agriculture is most trusted industry in USIt seems like the agrifood industry is always being criticized and is always under attack, and professionals in the industry feel like they must continually defend themselves and their practices.Home8 ways to minimize flies at turkey farmsThere are eight key areas in which turkey farmers should concentrate when it comes to minimizing the presence of houseflies, more formally known as musca domestica, in their barns and around their flocks.Broilers & TurkeysJBS to acquire Dutch plant-based protein company ViveraJBS intends to expand its presence in the plant-based protein sector with the planned acquisition of European company Vivera.Breeding & GeneticsHow hatcheries can be ready for animal welfare auditsWhile there is a wide variety of auditing programs that assure that poultry hatcheries are following good welfare practices, the National Chicken Council (NCC)-based animal welfare audit guidelines in most cases will put hatchery managers in a “very good position for any audit that a customer our outside firm might do,” said Dallas Wynn, senior manager, animal welfare, Tyson Foods.Broilers & TurkeysInjured contractor sues Pilgrim’s PrideA contract worker who was injured in an accident at a Pilgrim’s Pride plant in Waco, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against the company.Broilers & TurkeysRethink how to reduce poultry litter moistureInvesting in systems that ensure a drier litter in poultry houses might seem expensive, but it should more than pay off in the end.Hens and TrendsHSUS says IHOP not leaping to cage-free eggs fast enoughThe Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is putting pressure on IHOP and its parent company, Dine Brands, to expedite their transition to sourcing only eggs from cage-free hens.BlogsEven Moses knew about biosecurityDr. Joel Cline, corporate veterinarian for Wayne Farms, says the basic principles of biosecurity in the poultry industry have not changed in decades.Processing & SlaughterCargill idles Ontario poultry plant over COVID concernsThe Cargill poultry processing plant in London, Ontario, is being temporarily taken offline over concerns related to COVID-19.Broilers & TurkeysMountaire $65 million wastewater suit settlement acceptedA Delaware Superior Court judge approved a $205 million settlement between Mountaire Farms and a group of Millsboro, Delaware, area residents who claimed that Mountaire’s wastewater treatment and disposal practices caused serious illnesses, miscarriages and declining property values.Previous PagePage 118 of 275Next Page