/tags/poultry Poultry en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:12:25 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-06/poultry-disease-expert-avian-flu-h5n1-bird-flu-chicken-farming-north-carolina-nc Colloquially bird flu, or officially the H5N1 avian influenza, has been spreading among wild birds and poultry. While the public health risk remains low, there are some preventative measures you can take. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:12:25 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-06/poultry-disease-expert-avian-flu-h5n1-bird-flu-chicken-farming-north-carolina-nc Celeste Headlee, Cole del Charco /business-economy/2022-07-25/feds-suing-poultry-producers-unfair-worker-practices-carolina-plants The three companies named in the suit operate processing plants in Morganton, Wilkesboro, Dobson, Siler City, and other communities across the state. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:44:38 GMT /business-economy/2022-07-25/feds-suing-poultry-producers-unfair-worker-practices-carolina-plants Bradley George /environment/2021-10-20/unchecked-growth-of-industrial-animal-farms-spurs-long-fight-for-environmental-justice-in-eastern-nc As large-scale hog and poultry industries continue to grow in eastern North Carolina, local residents push back against decades of air and water pollution. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:13:02 GMT /environment/2021-10-20/unchecked-growth-of-industrial-animal-farms-spurs-long-fight-for-environmental-justice-in-eastern-nc Melba Newsome / North Carolina Health News /business-economy/2020-05-15/wilkes-tyson-plant-closes-again-struggles-to-balance-operations-and-worker-safety The Tyson Foods Plant in Wilkes County is closing temporarily. This is the second time in a week the facility has shut its doors after an outbreak of… Fri, 15 May 2020 22:51:44 GMT /business-economy/2020-05-15/wilkes-tyson-plant-closes-again-struggles-to-balance-operations-and-worker-safety WFDD /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-01/is-the-food-supply-chain-breaking-facing-the-risks-of-industrial-meat-processing The nation’s meat supply was declared ‘critical infrastructure’ by the White House Tuesday. The order detailed that ‘the closure of a single large beef… Fri, 01 May 2020 15:59:10 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-01/is-the-food-supply-chain-breaking-facing-the-risks-of-industrial-meat-processing Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2020-05-01/is-the-food-supply-chain-breaking-facing-the-risks-of-industrial-meat-processing The nation’s meat supply was declared ‘critical infrastructure’ by the White House Tuesday. The order detailed that ‘the closure of a single large beef… Fri, 01 May 2020 15:59:10 GMT /business-economy/2020-05-01/is-the-food-supply-chain-breaking-facing-the-risks-of-industrial-meat-processing Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-26/news-roundup-explosive-growth-in-ncs-poultry-industry-another-monuments-future Winston-Salem appears to be moving forward with the removal of a Confederate monument in the city. The statue’s contested ownership is complicating… Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:04:56 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-26/news-roundup-explosive-growth-in-ncs-poultry-industry-another-monuments-future Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2019-02-26/news-roundup-explosive-growth-in-ncs-poultry-industry-another-monuments-future Winston-Salem appears to be moving forward with the removal of a Confederate monument in the city. The statue’s contested ownership is complicating… Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:04:56 GMT /race-demographics/2019-02-26/news-roundup-explosive-growth-in-ncs-poultry-industry-another-monuments-future Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /environment/2016-06-24/new-maps-detail-scope-of-ncs-poultry-and-hog-industries A coalition of environmental groups released a series of interactive maps documenting thousands of large-scale hog, cattle and poultry farms across North… Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:51:45 GMT /environment/2016-06-24/new-maps-detail-scope-of-ncs-poultry-and-hog-industries Elizabeth Friend /business-economy/2015-12-11/animal-abuse-suspect-arrested-after-undercover-video-at-perdue-contract-farm A worker at a Perdue Farms contract poultry operation in Richmond County has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony animal abuse. An… Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:43:05 GMT /business-economy/2015-12-11/animal-abuse-suspect-arrested-after-undercover-video-at-perdue-contract-farm Rebecca Martinez