Industry safety professionals recently gathered in Destin, Fla., to examine and discuss the safety challenges facing those involved in poultry production and processing.
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have announced the completion of a funded research project at Purdue University in which researchers explored how stocking density may affect cage-free layers.
Wayne-Sanderson Farms garnered 14 separate safety awards at this year’s National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, proving once again that the company’s Zero Accident Culture approach to employee safety and health reduces lost time accidents and injuries.
The companies were honored in recognition of their outstanding performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs.
Sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the first poultry convention was attended by 200 poultry leaders in Atlanta in 1948, with suppliers exhibiting in the halls of the convention hotel in the early years.