Economy Feb 11 Egg producers shift as public demand for cage-free hens grows By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press
Health Oct 19 USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry The USDA says the industry has succeeded in reducing the level of salmonella contamination found in poultry plants in recent years, but that hasn’t translated into a significant reduction in the 1.35 million salmonella illnesses reported each year. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Jan 28 Liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant kills 6 Officials said a liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital. By Jeff Amy, Associated Press
Economy Apr 29 Watch 10:52 Trump wants to keep meat processing plants open. Is that safe? President Trump has signed an executive order to keep meat processing plants open, but a number of the facilities are currently closed due to outbreaks of COVID-19. What does the pandemic's disruption mean for U.S. agriculture -- and the health…
Nation Apr 17 Tyson Foods says four employees have died from coronavirus A major U.S. meat producer says four of its poultry workers in Georgia have died after becoming infected by the coronavirus. By Russ Bynum, Associated Press
Mar 24 Watch 10:54 What makes eggs ‘organic’? It depends on who you ask By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a plan under the Obama administration that required chickens laying organic eggs to have access to soil, not just enclosures attached to hen houses. But before the rule could be implemented under the Trump… Continue watching
Aug 09 How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken By Nsikan Akpan In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:47 Worst U.S. bird flu outbreak threatens Midwest poultry industry By PBS NewsHour The growing outbreak of bird flu is now the largest ever seen in the U.S. Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin have declared states of emergency and another 11 states have found cases of the virus. The federal government has added another… Continue watching
Jul 31 Obama overhauls poultry inspections for the first time in decades By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Obama administration is overhauling poultry plant inspections for the first time in more than 50 years, a move it says could result in 5,000 fewer foodborne illnesses each year. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Trade Tensions Flare Between U.S., China as G-20 Nears New U.S. tariffs on Chinese tire imports have created a feud between the two nations ahead of next week's meeting of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations. Trade experts speak with Jeffrey Brown about how the dispute will… Continue watching