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Robotics, virtual reality and artificial intelligence could be game changers for poultry processors following promising results in research to integrate those technologies, according to Jeyam Subbiah, ...

GOBBLERS GONNA GOBBLE: Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview is raising 450 turkeys in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo courtesy of Hickory Nut Gap Farm Fall is always busy on Western North ...

STACYVILLE, Iowa — Farm Service Agency leaders toured a plant designed to be the model for independent poulty processing plants nationwide, as they looked for solutions in the wake of Tyson Foods ...

Erik Hyde, Shyanna Robertson and Ethan Priefert work together to pluck a chicken as Grace Fritz, supervisor of stagecoach operations and agriculture at Mahaffie, watches. Beth Lipoff Special to The ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that are intended to reduce illnesses from food contamination but could require ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The claim: The USDA is preparing to ship chicken to China for processing and then return it to the US Almost 10 years ago, the ...

The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing new rules that would allow faster line speeds at pork and poultry processing facilities. Under proposed rules released ...