Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 73EggAvian influenza resurfaces in US turkeysHighly pathogenic avian influenza have appeared in a commercial turkey flock in Utah making it the first case in U.S. commercial poultry flocks in more than a month.Broilers & TurkeysEx-Pilgrim’s leader Stiller indicted on obstruction chargesThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed additional charges against former Pilgrim’s Pride Timothy Stiller, who was earlier accused of conspiring to rig bids and fix the price of chicken.Broilers & TurkeysGunshot investigation leads officers to Perdue facilityAuthorities in Washington, Indiana, responded to the Perdue Farms facility over concerns that a person who had fired a gun elsewhere might show up there.Diseases & HealthSparboe: Avian flu takes toll on farm owners, workersMental, emotional and physical stress can take a toll on poultry farm owners and employees when that operation is hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza.Avian InfluenzaPennsylvania allocates $31 million for avian flu reliefThe Pennsylvania government has allocated $31 million to help poultry producers in the state recover from losses brought on by highly pathogenic avian influenza.Broilers & TurkeysFoster Farms raises starting wages for Livingston areaFoster Farms has increased the entry level rate for its Livingston, California, area team members to $20 per hour. Broilers & TurkeysKoch Foods offers settlement in suit filed by growersKoch Foods has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought against it by broiler chicken growers who allege that the company unlawfully conspired to artificially reduce the amounts they paid to raise chickens for Koch Foods.Broilers & TurkeysHKScan eliminates poultry plant jobs in FinlandHKScan will reduce its workforce at two poultry plants in Finland as part of an effort to improve profitability.Avian InfluenzaQuebec avian flu cases involved commercial turkeysTwo of three recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Quebec involved commercial turkeys, while information concerning the third case has not yet been released.Broilers & TurkeysPrestage Foods stabbing suspect pleads innocentA man who is accused of fatally stabbing a co-worker at a Prestage Foods pork plant in Eagle Grove, Iowa, in February 2021, has entered a not-guilty plea related to charges of first-degree murder.EggAvian influenza persists in Quebec poultryA new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in La Jacques-Cartier, Quebec.Diseases & HealthCOVID-19 made avian influenza easier to understandPeople outside of the poultry industry are now better able to comprehend how new avian influenza strains form after experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Julie Helm, Clemson University poultry veterinarian and South Carolina National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) inspector.Previous PagePage 73 of 275Next Page