In virtually all markets, it is a legal requirement to chill carcasses immediately after evisceration to prevent the growth of harmful pathogens. The temperature to which products must be cooled ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it is overhauling poultry processing inspections for the first time in nearly 60 years, enacting a plan that will cut the number of ...

GOBBLERS GONNA GOBBLE: Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview is raising 450 turkeys in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo courtesy of Hickory Nut Gap Farm Fall is always busy on Western North ...

In a typical poultry processing facility, much of the waste is simply dumped in a landfill or incinerated. Two experimental new processes, however, make use of the feathers, blood and bones – plus one ...

Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat. Findings showed that while Campylobacter and E. coli were present ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that are intended to reduce illnesses from food contamination but could require ...

HAMILTON, Mont. - A new poultry processing plant is set to open soon in the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana. Beau McLean was born and raised in Montana and wanted to find a way to move back home ...

SEQUIM — A cooperative of farms on the North Olympic Peninsula soon can begin marketing their home-grown poultry and rabbits to local stores thanks to a pioneering family farm. Tom and Holly Clark, ...

The Oregon House passed a poultry bill Thursday, marking another move aimed at bolstering small farms clustered in the Willamette Valley and scattered across the state. , approved 58-2, would create ...

There was a time, even in our recent agricultural past, when sharing was more common than owning. If your neighbor wanted to purchase a hay rake, he might offer you part of the harvest in exchange for ...