Foster Farms Acquired by Atlas Holdings
Atlas Holdings has acquired California-based poultry company Foster Farms from entities associated with the Foster family.
Under the new ownership, Foster Farms will continue to operate under the Foster Farms name, while continuing to offer products nationwide. Foster Farms, according to the WATTPoultry.com Top Companies Database, is the nation’s 12th largest broiler producer and 14th largest turkey producer. It operates facilities in California, Oregon, Washington, Alabama and Louisiana. It's headquarters are in Livingston, California.
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AFBF Appreciates Efforts to Improve Transparency for Poultry Farmers
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on USDA’s proposed poultry marketing disclosure requirements and the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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LDWF: So-called ‘Bird Flu’ in the U.S., but not Louisiana
An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, seen in parts of the U.S. this year has not been detected here, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said.
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High Path Avian Influenza Update
On April 12, American Farm Bureau published an article describing the 2022 high path avian influenza outbreak and spread and compared it to the 2014-15 outbreak. At that time, there had been 158 cases of HPAI in domestic flocks, of which 104 were in commercial flocks.
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Egg Prices Soar as Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads
The bird flu outbreak is spreading quickly. The US has now lost 17 million commercial birds and 11 million egg-laying birds to the current Avian Influenza outbreak according to Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.
That’s up from just 1.6 million when WWL checked in with Strain last week about the outbreak. The outbreak has now impacted half of the country according to the Commissioner, and while Louisiana and Arkansas have yet to be hit, our neighbors in Texas have likely cases pending.
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The Louisiana Poultry Industries Educational Foundation Seeking Scholarship Applicants
The Louisiana Poultry Industries Educational Foundation, Inc., will be offering scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year on a competitive basis for students demonstrating a sincere interest in the poultry industry.
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USDA Updates the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Situation
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a serious disease and requires rapid response because it is highly contagious and often fatal to chickens. In the beginning of February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the first case of HPAI in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana.
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Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Urges Poultry Producers to Increase Biosecurity, Monitoring
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is urging poultry producers and owners, including commercial and non-commercial backyard flocks, to increase biosecurity measures at their operations in response to several reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in other states.
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January 2022 Livestock Price & Production Summary
The January 2022 Price & Production Summary gives prices for cattle, poultry, hogs and dairy.
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Feasting on Agriculture: Kary’s Roux Cajun Style Boneless Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
The day started at the rice farm of Michael Fruge, and ended with a hot bowl of gumbo from Ross LaFleur of Kary’s Roux.
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Deadlines Approaching for USDA Programs
Several U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) national program deadlines are approaching.
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Man Accused of Cockfighting in Youngsville
A 62-year-old man is accused of multiple counts of cockfighting.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance Saturday night in the 600 block of Linden Lewis Road in Youngsville.
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The Sanderson Story: The Final Edition
The final edition of the Sanderson Story-a story of how one family, with plenty of hard work and conservative values, achieved the American dream by opening a small-town farm supply business in rural Mississippi that would one day grow to become the third largest poultry producer in the nation. Seventy-five years later, that same family-owned feed and seed store that first planted its roots in 1947 has accomplished what few people even deemed possible. This is a story of that growth and how family values have shaped the company's business philosophy for over 75 years.
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Prices for Chicken Meat are Soaring
Chicken shortages and price hikes have impacted Baton Rouge businesses in recent months, but unlike elsewhere in the country, menu items haven’t changed yet.
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A Holiday Turkey Tip Got an Illegal Poultry Slaughterhouse Busted in Denham Springs
A Denham Springs woman received a warning from agriculture inspectors after they discovered she was slaughtering and processing poultry without proper approvals from the state.
A Ponchatoula-based farmer first notified investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's Office of Animal Health Services in early December about a potential problem with Lucky D Farm on Hornsby Road.
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