UTICA — Processing poultry has been a way of life for Joann Burt. She’s helped pluck, process and prepare birds for the dinner table since she was a child. So when she and her husband, Merlin, decided ...

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 contamination but could require ...

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 plant, which had operated since the 1970s, was shuttered by Cargill on Aug. 1, 2025, leaving over 1,000 people without a job.

A new grant awarded to the University of Nevada, Reno will help efforts to bring more sustainability to Nevada’s meat and poultry industry, providing more training to people who want to work in this ...