Fetterman’s legislation would make it “more viable for any poultry or livestock farmer to sue a company that is abusive to them,” said Johnson, who pushed for the reforms proposed in the bill.

If that sounds like a chicken fairy tale, it’s not. The concept is the brainchild of Ruud Zanders, a Dutch poultry farmer who re-envisioned how to feed chickens sustainably after colleagues from ...

PETALUMA -- Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government rules, Weber's company, Sunrise Farms, had to slaughter ...

They hadn’t been spending much quality time together. At the farm off Rainsville Road, Weber, a fourth-generation poultry farmer, was surprised to find more than 30 of his employees. He had told ...

Lutz is by no means the only poultry farmer who says he has suffered retaliation by poultry companies. In extending the deadline for comments on the proposed transparency rules, USDA Secretary Tom ...

Talk to any farmer who used to raise pigs ... more consolidation in pork and poultry. Tyson Foods’ decision to shutter four poultry processing plants yet this year and into early 2024, combined ...

“We’re listening to the farmers,” said Mike Levengood, Farmer Relationship Advocate and Chief Animal Care Officer for Perdue. Perdue also said it is a leader in poultry welfare. In ...