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Chickens

Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Chickens, Dave Bergmeier, Editors, Livestock, Poultry

WASDE: Broiler production helps boost meat outlook

Latest WASDE report has boosted poultry production and that helped boost the meat outlook, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

Sara Wyant
Agripulse, Beef, Chickens, Columns, Corn, finance, Grain Sorghum, Opinion, Poultry, Soybeans, Turkeys

China commits to additional purchases of U.S. ag products

Photo courtesy of the University of Arkansas Extension.
Ag News, Avian, Chickens, Livestock, Poultry

Avian influenza and Arkansas poultry

Researchers with the Texas A&M Department of Poultry Science collect samples from the bottoms of shoes covered in plastic bags during research evaluating disinfectant effectiveness under real-world poultry farm conditions. (LindseyWythe/Texas A&M AgriLife)

New research offers practical biosecurity tools to limit poultry disease spread

  • May 18, 2026
  • By Karn Dhingra │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

USDA: Poultry production expectations raised for 2027

  • May 15, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier

Got chickens? Take the HPJ Poultry Poll

  • April 20, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
READY FOR PICK-UP — Orders of day-old Hy-Line Brown chickens await pick-up by extension county agents to be distributed to more than 1,900 youth in Arkansas and Oklahoma to raise for poultry contests during fair season. (UADA photo.)

Arkansas Poultry Chain distributes nearly 33,000 chicks to youth in Arkansas, Oklahoma

  • April 20, 2026
  • By Rebekah Hall │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Many fresh eggs at the market. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295334887 - Andrea Izzotti)

What can replace eggs in the kitchen?

  • April 6, 2026
  • By K-State Extension news service
Chickens (Photo: USDA-ARS photo by Stephen Ausmus)

Mealworms could help prevent the spread of HPAI

  • March 24, 2026
  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Free-range happy chickens and roosters (Photo: Adobe Stock │ 355458909 - Sonja Birkelbach)

Avian flu detected in Iowa backyard flock

  • March 16, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

Breaking down the breed: Barred Rock 

  • March 15, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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