Finding ways to improve the sustainability of feed production could reduce the environmental impact of the poultry industry.

The chief sustainability officer (CSO) of Smithfield Foods said animal rights activists are becoming more and more aggressive, comparing their extremist actions to those of Antifa. 

New technologies that help to evaluate environmental impact may benefit egg producers as investors, retailers and consumers increasingly scrutinize sustainability.

Researchers from India and Russia have developed an edible food film made with a seaweed polymer that could be used to improve the sustainability of poultry, meat and seafood packaging.

A first-ever, multi-stakeholder reporting framework will help the chicken, turkey and egg industries provide transparent communication about sustainability throughout the supply chain.

A Delaware Superior Court judge approved a $205 million settlement between Mountaire Farms and a group of Millsboro, Delaware, area residents who claimed that Mountaire’s wastewater treatment and disposal practices caused serious illnesses, miscarriages and declining property values.

In an effort to minimize food waste and find uses for all edible parts of the chicken, Scandi Standard has initiated a floor waste reduction program and started an ingredients business.

HKScan’s investment of about EUR6 million (US$7 million) in the new slaughter process of its poultry unit in Rauma, Finland, has been successfully implemented and put into operation.