Gary ThorntonGary Thornton is editor and publisher at ClearPoultry.com. Email him at [email protected].From the Author - Page 3Broilers & TurkeysTop US turkey producers increased production in 2016Top U.S. turkey companies increased production in 2016 and plan more growth in 2017, according to WATT PoultryUSA’s Top Poultry Company Rankings.Broilers & TurkeysTop US chicken producers compete for conscious consumersTop U.S. broiler chicken producers are investing to compete on sustainability, as reflected in WATT PoultryUSA’s Top Poultry Companies Rankings.Broilers & Turkeys5 ways for poultry producers to win the food fightThe personalized ideologies that shape how people think about and consume food may offer poultry producers useful clues about how to market to a public skeptical of the food industry and divided over food science.Processing & Slaughter4 keys to US poultry industry profitability in 2017The U.S. poultry industry's profit outlook is positive in 2017, but improvement in the world economy and smooth trading relations are needed.Breeding & GeneticsUS foundation works to end African poverty with chickensCan the World Poultry Foundation take a $21.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and, in four years, improve incomes and nutrition for millions of smallholder chicken farmers in rural Africa? That’s the challenge for the team leading the World Poultry Foundation, which is working in rural Nigeria and Tanzania to empower smallholder farmers – especially women – to earn higher incomes and improve the nutrition of their families through poultry-growing enterprises.Broilers & TurkeysAnimal ag needs metrics for antimicrobial stewardshipAntibiotic stewardship in animal agriculture requires collaboration among medical and veterinary communities and common metrics for producer audits.Processing & SlaughterUS poultry industry recalibrates for Trump presidencyA key factor in the business outlook for the U.S. poultry industry changed with the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States.Processing & Slaughter9 challenges facing US poultry producers in 2017Want to know what’s on the minds of the leaders at the National Chicken Council in 2017? These poultry challenges – ranging from disease biosecurity, regulatory reform, international trade and consumer affairs – could be opportunities in 2017.Processing & Slaughter5 innovations in FSIS poultry inspection aheadThe Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 which includes five poultry inspection innovations, and more, aimed at preventing the contamination of meat and poultry with foodborne pathogens and limiting human illnesses from regulated products.Broilers8 broiler house management tools to improve performanceLooking for the catalyst for improving broiler flock performance in your poultry production complex? Jesse Campbell, extension housing specialist at Auburn University, says getting the right broiler house management tools in the hands of service technicians who use them to teach and motivate growers can be the answer.Chicken Marketing Summit NewsFresh prepared food sales: Chicken is well positionedFresh prepared chicken is the poultry industry’s opportunity to tap into sales growth in the supermarket business that is “nothing short of spectacular,” according to food industry analysts speaking at the 2016 Chicken Marketing Summit.Broilers & TurkeysIs responsible antibiotic use in poultry viable?Poultry producers are all too familiar with non-governmental organizations asking them for the moon in cost-raising initiatives for doing ‘good’ but which if adopted would drive poultry prices higher. Now come two public charities with a plan for reducing antibiotic use in poultry while moderating the resulting price increases.Previous PagePage 3 of 29Next Page