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KDA reminds poultry owners of HPAI risk

A resurgence of HPAI has been detected in wild birds across Kansas, and in December several backyard poultry flocks were confirmed with HPAI. Read More

Indoors chicken farm, chicken feeding. (Adobe Stock │ #234941718 - davit85)
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HPAI detected in Texas commercial flock

Rooster in winter snow. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #243045079 - volody10)
Avian, Chickens, Livestock, Poultry

Winterizing your chicken coop: Simple tips from over 15 years of experience!



Free-range happy chickens and roosters (Photo: Adobe Stock │ 355458909 - Sonja Birkelbach)

Broiler production has shined in 2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is extremely contagious in poultry. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

High risk for avian influenza: Arkansas poultry growers urged to strengthen biosecurity

Avian influenza confirmed in Tulsa County, Oklahoma 

Maintaining egg production during cold months 

Broiler chickens taken at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station's Savoy Research Complex in August 2023. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Poultry growers: Have you checked your water lines lately?

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Elementary students gathered around newly hatched chicks from the 4-H embryology project in their classroom. (University of Missouri Extension)

Hatching chicks in the classroom with Missouri 4-H

CAST Animal Group Tour Casey Owens, professor of poultry science, leads a tour of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station's poultry processing pilot plant. The Center for Scalable and Intelligent Automation in Poultry Processing, established by a $5 million USDA-NIFA grant, aims to adapt robotic automation to the poultry processing industry. (UA System Division of Agriculture photo by Fred Miller)

Future of poultry processing includes automation, robotics and virtual reality headsets

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Woman with eggs in hands. (Photo: iStock - Jacob Wackerhausen)

How to price farm fresh eggs when selling