Poultry is Virginia’s largest commodity & we get to see the production process Poultry is Virginia’s largest commodity, & it’s Rockingham County that was once known as the turkey capital of the world.

DENVER, Jan. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. chicken industry is on a decades-long winning streak. Steady growth in consumer demand coupled with efficiency gains in broiler production have ...

TUCKER, GA. — As part of the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), four researchers presented TECHTalk sessions, in which they detailed their findings from recently completed ...

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 ...

Faster, but how much faster? Pushing production to maximum efficiency while maintaining food safety and worker safety begs that question. When it comes to answering it, not surprisingly, there is a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 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 ...

Poultry Federation Executive Vice President Blake Rollins has only been on the job several months, but he’s no stranger to agriculture or northwest Arkansas. Rollins, along with Dave Caldwell, ...

Workers process chickens at a poultry plant in Fremont, Nebraska, on December 12, 2019. The federal government announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. DENVER, Jan. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. chicken industry is on a decades-long winning streak. Steady growth ...