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.

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 ...

“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 ...

A major highlight of the workshop was a special Response Session, where three seasoned industry experts, an experienced poultry farmer with a finance background, a senior bank manager, and a ...

A poultry farmer says his business has been destroyed after he had to cull more than 13,000 birds because of an outbreak of bird flu. Steve Childerhouse is now looking for alternative work after ...