Ann ReusAnn Reus is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media who covers the animal feed and nutrition industries.From the Author - Page 2Broilers & TurkeysMarch 2022 poultry, feed industry mergers and acquisitionsFind out about merger and acquisition activity in the poultry and animal feed industries in March 2022.EggVilsack: 2022 avian flu outbreak not as severe as 2015U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the current avian influenza outbreak isn't as severe as it was during his first tenure as agriculture secretary, citing more testing, better biosecurity and knowledge gained from experience.Consumer TrendsPlant-based chicken alternatives small but poised to growPlant-based meat alternatives have grown throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but not enough to offset the declines in animal products.Processing & SlaughterUS commits $1 billion to expand small processing capacityU.S. President Joe Biden says the federal government will allocate US$1 billion to expand meat and poultry processing capacity.Broilers & TurkeysTop 10 WATTPoultry.com articles of July 2021See what 10 WATTPoultry.com articles and blogs were read the most during July 2021.Broilers & TurkeysJuly 2021 poultry, feed industry mergers and acquisitionsFind out about merger and acquisition activity in the poultry and animal feed industries in July 2021Processing & SlaughterFoodservice seeing faster-than-expected COVID-19 recoveryRetail food sales remain strong while the foodservice industry is seeing a faster-than-expected recovery, according to Rabobank’s August 2020 North American Agribusiness Review.Processing & SlaughterLetter to Trump: Ensure safety of meat plant workersDemocratic attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia have urged President Donald Trump to do more to ensure the safety of meat and poultry processing plant workers.Processing & SlaughterCargill to idle protein processing plant in QuebecA Cargill protein plant in Chambly, Quebec, Canada, will temporarily close after 64 of its employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Processing & SlaughterUSDA outlines expectations for meat processorsU.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sent letters on May 5 to state governors and meat industry stakeholders to “establish expectations for the implementation” of President Donald Trump’s executive order directing meat processing facilities to stay open during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Processing & SlaughterSeaboard Triumph Foods worker dies from COVID-19An employee of Seaboard Triumph Foods in Sioux City, Iowa, has died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and there have been at least 11 positive tests from other workers at the facility, according to reports.Processing & SlaughterHormel to furlough 150 employees at Illinois plantHormel Foods Corp. said it would furlough 150 of its 500 employees at Fontanini Foods in McCook, Illinois, effective May 4.Previous PagePage 2 of 41Next Page