U.S. egg producers continue to convert their operations to cage-free laying systems as companies that source eggs have committed to only sell or use eggs from cage-free sources.

While the pace has slowed down, companies continue to change their policies concerning the sourcing of broiler chickens, making pledges to source only slower-growing broiler breeds that are raised according to the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) standards, and in some cases, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) standards.

Consumers in the U.S. are looking for more nutrients in their diet, and what they want most is protein.

In 1940, one farmer fed just 19 people. In less than a century, the number of people being fed by one farmer has increased to 165.

Since the beginning of August, there have been more than 40 outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) across China and parts of Europe.

U.S. broiler production will increase greatly over the next two years, as seven new plants will be coming online.

The past 12 months have been busy for Tyson Foods in terms of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and investments in other companies.

There are three basic groups of food consumers, but the animal agriculture industry should only focus its energy on two of those groups, a University of California-Davis professor says.

. In a continued effort to be transparent with consumers, Sanderson Farms is pulling away the curtain and providing an honest look at how its chickens are grown and processed.

If you really want to know what matters most to turkey breeders, the best approach is simply to ask them.