poultry

If you’re having turkey for Thanksgiving you’re likely paying more than ever before for the bird. But you might be thankful you got one at all. Turkey producers had to run a gauntlet of pestilence and inflation to provide your Thanksgiving protein this year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the top 10 importers of U.S. poultry have put some restrictions in place — largely banning chicken and turkey products from specific counties or regions in the U.S. Seven years ago, several countries banned poultry from the entire U.S. because of a bird flu outbreak.

State officials and scientists are cautioning backyard flock owners to be on high alert for bird flu. The highly contagious disease has reached small flocks in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

Poultry producers and backyard flock owners are watching closely as a deadly strain of bird flu spreads across the eastern half of the U.S.

A handful of companies — think Tyson and Perdue — all but control poultry production in the U.S. They’ll soon be joined by a retailer known more for...

Kansas lawmakers from the Leavenworth County area will address questions today about a chicken facility planned for outside Tonganoxie . The proposed ...

Tyson Foods Inc. and Kansas officials unveiled plans Tuesday for a $300 million chicken facility outside Tonganoxie, a town about 15 miles northeast of...

Tim Mueller has raised corn and soybeans on 530 acres near the city of Columbus, Nebraska, for decades, but today he is planning to take a big gamble....

Beef and poultry operations nationwide are keeping a close eye on a ballot measure in Massachusetts, Politico reports. The state ballot initiative, known…

From Harvest Public Media:Chickens aren't a traditional pet. But with chicken coops springing up in more and more urban and suburban backyards, some…