Harold Ford, retired executive director of what was then Southeastern Poultry & Egg Association (now U.S. Poultry & Egg Association), died Friday, December 14, 2012.

Tyson K-12 proudly introduces five new Handheld Chicken products for school menus: Whole Grain Tempura Nuggets, Hot & Spicy Grilled Breast Fillet, Homestyle Breaded Boneless Wings, Golden Crispy Pattie, and Lighter. Better. Nugget.

JBS said in a statement that it would acquire Agroveneto, which specializes in ground poultry meat and is based in the southern state of Santa Catarina.

The Delmarva peninsula’s poultry industry was up and running after emerging from the Superstorm Sandy without any major damage.

The American Meat Institute and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will host a new conference for poultry processors titled Animal Care and Handling – Focus on Poultry on Monday, January 28, 2013.

Perdue Farms announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its chicken-processing complex in Dothan, Ala., to Wayne Farms, as part of its ongoing strategy to focus on branded products and strategic customer relationships.

What TFC Poultry may lack in experience, it more than makes up for with determination.

Record-high feed costs during the second half of 2012 and undoubtedly at least for the first half of 2013 make any predictions about the chicken business in the new year more difficult and precarious than usual.

Tyson K-12 introduces two new Proportion® Chicken products for school menus, each of which deliver 2 oz. meat/meat alternate requirements.

Tyson K-12 introduced nine new foodservice products for school menus, including Crispitos® Pepperoni Filled Tortillas, Whole Grain Tempura Nuggets and an industry first: Chicken Pepperoni.