SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would lift long-standing restrictions on small poultry farmers in Illinois, reducing red tape and transforming the way local farmers process and sell their products, is ...

Amidst the annual holiday boom in turkey sales, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing a new rule to reduce salmonella in poultry. That's a laudable goal, but the actual ...

The Russell County Butchery submitted a petition that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) took in on Sept. 5. It requests that FSIS change the guidance for determining whether a poultry ...

While news of an avian flu outbreak is for the birds in the minds of many people, the folks at the midvalley Rock Bottom Ranch are taking it seriously because of potentially foul (or maybe fowl) ...

COUNT YOUR CHICKENS: Foothills Meats owner Casey McKissick, left, sources his chickens from Melissa George, right, of Mountainside Family Farms in Swannanoa. George is able to process her poultry ...

UC Davis today unveiled its new Pastured Poultry Farm, home to 150 young laying chickens and a living laboratory where students and researchers hope to develop innovative solutions benefiting ...

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama recently reported its first case of the bird flu after testing on a wild duck in the Tennessee Valley. Federal officials confirmed the Eurasian H5 highly ...

Chris Williams and his brother have plans to open a farm on family property in Century in Escambia County and sell homegrown chicken products. Chris’ brother, Travis, already operates a successful ...