Meredith Dawson

Meredith Johnson

Meredith Dawson, managing editor of Egg Industry Insight and WATT PoultryUSA, uses her processing experience to provide perspective on the poultry and egg industries.

Hens and Trends

Consumers could win $5,000 from Eggland’s Best

A sweepstakes running through January 3, 2025, offers egg consumers an opportunity to win money, weekly prize packs, eggs and more.

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How one company is turning potatoes into egg protein powder

The company’s process involves molecular farming, which is a technique that uses plants to produce protein.

First in-ovo sexing machine in US installed in Iowa hatchery

Chicks from the hatchery are expected to be transferred to egg producer NestFresh Eggs.

Brown layer hatching eggs being fed into the Cheggy machine

Chicken Marketing Summit News

Positioning chicken to win with the consumer of 2035

With Generation Z becoming the primary protein purchasers within the next decade, producers should be adapting their products now.

Gen Z said it values spending time with family and friends and uses food to facilitate in-person interactions and social experiences.

Diseases & Health

Mucosal immunization could help control ILT in poultry

The new immunization strategy uses adjuvanted DNA plasmids and calcium phosphate nanoparticles to prevent the disease.

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Handsome Brook Farms recalls shell eggs due to Salmonella

The potentially contaminated eggs were distributed in Costco stores throughout the Southeastern U.S.

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Hens and Trends

Thanksgiving turkey frying incident claims $4 million home

A Thanksgiving celebration turned into a tragedy after one family lost their house in a turkey fryer accident.

Rose Acre Farms suffers fire, explosion at Seymour facility

The incident occurred in the egg producer’s ammonia room on the premises.

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Cage-free transition report spotlights UK, European regions

Approximately 77% of the UK egg market has transitioned to cage-free systems and almost half of its reporting companies use 100% cage-free eggs and egg products.

Broilers & Turkeys

2024 sees small decline in poultry imports, exports rise

Trade in 2024 was affected by oversupply of poultry meat in some countries and avian influenza outbreaks.

Broilers & Turkeys

Poultry meat production leads animal protein despite decline

Global poultry meat production in 2024 will continue to outpace the production of other protein sources, even with a small decline in output over the past year.

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Broilers & Turkeys

Poultry production to top 141 million metric tons in 2024

Poultry will be the most produced protein in 2024, even with growth in almost all other meat sectors.

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