More and more people want to know more about the life of the chicken they eat – that’s why the National Chicken Council developed an interactive 360° Virtual Reality (VR) Tour that transports you straight to the hatchery, farm, and processing plant. Our 360° Virtual Experience offers behind the scenes look at every step of a broiler chicken’s life. The VR tours were featured last week at the Kentucky State Fair – click through for some pictures.
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The Joint Poultry Industry Safety & Health Council is currently accepting applications for the Frank Cruice Innovation in Safety & Health Award. The award is named in honor of Frank Cruice, formally of Perdue Farms, who was an active member of the Joint Poultry Safety & Health Council for more than 20 years. In addition, Cruice led the industry safety award committee and served as Council Chair from 2019 – 2021 before he retired.
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The Joint Poultry Industry Safety & Health Council recognized 244 chicken and turkey facilities with safety awards at the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Destin, Fla. The facilities were honored in recognition of their outstanding performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs.
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The most recent drumbeat from the Biden-Harris administration blaming the meat and poultry industry for rising meat prices came from the Harris campaign, noting that the food industry’s “corporate price gouging” was a focus of the Vice President’s policy speech today. In response, NCC Interim President Gary Kushner released the following statement.
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