Deal includes Peco buying Townsends Inc.'s plant, feed mill and hatchery.

Ready-to-cook weight totaled 3.68 million lbs.

Eggs set climb 1 percent.

Lawsuit claims chickens are treated no differently than other mass-produced chickens on the market.

The world's largest meat processor continues to grow its poultry processing business.

The nationwide ‘phase-in’ has a five-year timeline.

USDA lowers its forecast for red meat, poultry production.

Value-added chicken features multi-use, convenience for consumers.

The council says guidance has more substance and new parameters to improve animal welfare.

Egg sets and chicks placed have shown slight increases.