12/07/2020 SOURCE: www.wattagnet.com

Foster Farms idles poultry plant in Fresno

As COVID-19 cases increase in California, Foster Farms idled its Cherry Street plant in Fresno, California.

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10/21/2020 SOURCE: www.wattagnet.com

Chickens love insects

One of the aspects of poultry welfare is whether birds can perform their natural behaviors -- like pecking the ground -- that although it gives us a check mark as thinking beings, I do not know if it helps the birds from a productive point of view.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Poultry, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

5 poultry innovations ready to change the industry in 2021

COVID-19 posed numerous challenges for the poultry industry, from worker shortages to interruptions throughout the supply chain. New technologies can help the industry solve these issues and look forward to future opportunities to thrive and succeed.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

Rapid test could predict COVID-19 in meat processing workers

Differentials can be used to screen people to identify those likely to test positive for COVID-19, triage by predicting COVID-19 in the early stage of infection and track progress of those patients.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.