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Broilers & Turkeys

Mayor calls on governors to help keep Tyson office in SD

Bob Scott, the mayor of Sioux City, Iowa, is calling on three area governors to communicate with Tyson Foods about its decision to close its office in nearby Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.

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Arkansas HPAI case involved 56,000 broiler breeder pullets

The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Arkansas of 2022 involved a flock of broiler breeder pullets, with 56,000 pullets in that flock.

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Broiler breeder flock Arkansas’ first HPAI case of 2022

Arkansas had its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of 2022, with the virus being confirmed in a flock of commercial broiler breeders in Madison County.

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4 Canadian provinces have new avian flu cases

New cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry flocks in four Canadian provinces.

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Perdue’s Niman Ranch: Demand heading toward Prop 12

Niman Ranch, a pork production unit of Perdue Farms, is voicing its support of California Proposition 12, stating that the use of gestation stalls is not necessary in pork production.

Pigs raised for Niman Ranch are raised on farms that do not use gestation stalls, which complies with California's Proposition 12 law. (Courtesy Niman Ranch)

Broilers & Turkeys

Will new USDA rules make a difference for growers?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other government offices, want to force integrators to disclose more information of questionable value to growers ahead of signing contracts.

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New HPAI cases detected in California, 2 Canadian provinces

Two new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in a table egg producer and a flock of duck breeders in California, as well as a flock of gamebirds in South Dakota. HPAI was also reported commercial poultry flocks located in the Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces in Canada.

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11 Plainville Farms workers charged with animal cruelty

Eleven employees were charged with the mistreatment of turkeys raised for Plainville Farms following a preliminary investigation by Pennsylvania State Police.

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159,500 Nebraska commercial gamebirds lost to avian flu

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has stricken a commercial gamebird operation in York County, Nebraska, state and federal agencies announced.

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Broilers & Turkeys

Tyson Foods to consolidate corporate offices

Tyson Foods intends to close three of its corporate offices and move the workload carried out at those offices into the company’s world headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas.

JBS to close US plant-based protein brand Planterra

Planterra, the U.S. plant-based protein subsidiary of meat processer JBS, will shutter operations by the end of 2022.

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Avian flu confirmed in California, Wisconsin turkeys

New cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were detected in commercial turkey flocks in Stanislaus County, California, and Dunn County, Wisconsin.

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