Two lawsuits that allege the top poultry companies of the United States conspired to fix wages for poultry plant workers were consolidated in a Maryland federal court.

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez have requested that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) conduct a formal review of the transactions involving U.S. companies that were made over the past 12 years by Brazilian meat and poultry company JBS.

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.

I don’t follow the rap music scene, but I would suspect that no songs from that genre about poultry processing have hit the charts.

Following the August 7 raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on poultry plants in Mississippi, a poll was conducted asking voters in the state if they thought undocumented immigrant workers would be allowed to stay, and if the companies targeted in the raids should be prosecuted.

Brazil-based meat and poultry company BRF says it is cooperating with authorities in the latest investigation related to the Operation Weak Flesh scandal.

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Turkey production in the United States is expected to decline by 2% in 2019, but in two of the top six turkey producing states, production is forecast to increase.

Anne Alonzo, president and CEO of the American Egg Board (AEB) was recognized for her leadership with two awards in the same evening on September 15.

Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head of the Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics, urged members of the United States Senate to make sure federal funding is available for research to improve the productivity of livestock and poultry.