Virginia Poultry Federation (VPF) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1925 with a festival at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Open to the public with free admission, attendees will enjoy live music from Jack and Davis Reid, games for kids, fair-type food options for purchase, and educational displays.

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NCC members in the news

On September 12, 2025, in Charitable Donations, Industry Notes, by Tom Super

Click through for a recap of NCC members in the news this week, including charitable donations, company announcements, milestones and community events. This week’s recap includes Chick-fil-A, Tyson Foods, House of Raeford, Perdue Farms, and YUM! Brands.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending September 6, 2025, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 161,179,000 broilers, a 19-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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To kickoff the NFL season and September’s National Chicken Month, NCC, the Brewers Association, the Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses, and the Congressional and Senate Small Brewers Caucuses, hosted a bicameral Congressional reception yesterday in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room in the United States Senate. More than 300 congressional staffers attended the event, which featured chicken wings paired with several local craft beers. Click through to see pictures from the event.

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