Sarah Mikesell

Editor in Chief

Sarah Mikesell grew up on a five-generation family farming operation in Ohio, USA, where her family still farms. She feels extraordinarily lucky to get to do what she loves - write about livestock and crop agriculture. You can find her on LinkedIn.

New tool available to fight avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) in the US

2 April 2025

5 minute read

IPPE: At Cobb, it all starts with genetics

SPONSOR Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Genetics

24 March 2025

4 minute read

William Herring shares an update on the latest R&D at Cobb and how it can help customers’ bottom line

IPPE: Targan launches WingScan, using AI to to sex broiler chicks

SPONSOR Genetics and breeding Breeders and hatcheries Hatchery management

10 March 2025

4 minute read

Discover how the new WingScan solution is changing broiler sexing

USDA Ag Outlook Forum: Chief economist Seth Meyer’s shares 2025 expectations for beef, swine, egg, dairy

Markets & policy Market trends Markets and economics

28 February 2025

4 minute read

Livestock pricing expectations, including a focus on the layer & egg market

IPPE: HatchTech launches SetCare, a revolutionary new hatchery solution

SPONSOR Genetics and breeding Breeders and hatcheries Chick quality

24 February 2025

3 minute read

HatchTech's Joost ter Heerdt describes industry challenges and how they are improving the incubation process

November 2021 - February 2022

IPPE 2022: DSM’s focus post-integration, new product launches

Egg layers Flock management Feed and nutrition (layers)

7 February 2022

4 minute read

Raj Murugesan, Head of Global Poultry with DSM, shares DSM’s strategy for the future now that the DSM-Biomin integration is complete.

Women in Poultry: Giovana Nicoletti

Genetics and breeding Genetics and traits Health & disease

31 January 2022

5 minute read

Learn more about Giovana Nicoletti, Quality Coordinator for Aviagen Latin America

IPPE 2022: Tips to improve animal husbandry

Egg layers Flock management Meat poultry

26 January 2022

3 minute read

Dr. Rick Phillips, Director, Key Account Veterinarian - Poultry with Boehringer Ingelheim, speaks to The Poultry Site at IPPE about the state of animal husbandry in North America and tips to improve husbandry on the farm.

IPSF 2022: How to recruit students into the poultry science department

Equipment & innovation Hardware Company/products

25 January 2022

2 minute read

About 200,000 people are involved in the US poultry industry, however six US universities are only graduating about 100 students with Poultry Science degrees each year. Thus, there's a significant gap between the number of people needed and the number of people available to fill open positions in the industry.

Bacterial enteritis is challenging more than three-quarters of flocks worldwide

SPONSOR Health & disease Diseases Necrotic enteritis

8 December 2021

8 minute read

Elanco’s 2020 Bacterial Enteritis Global Impact Assessment shows how BE is evolving across the world

Women in Poultry: Dr. Anne Richmond

Equipment & innovation Digital innovation Research and innovation

6 December 2021

7 minute read

Learn more about Dr. Anne Richmond, Head of R&D at Moy Park in Northern Ireland

US President Biden pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey

Genetics and breeding Types of poultry Turkeys

24 November 2021

4 minute read

Annual US Thanksgiving tradition continues with turkeys raised on Indiana farm

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Sarah Mikesell

New tool available to fight avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) in the US

IPPE: At Cobb, it all starts with genetics

IPPE: Targan launches WingScan, using AI to to sex broiler chicks

USDA Ag Outlook Forum: Chief economist Seth Meyer’s shares 2025 expectations for beef, swine, egg, dairy

IPPE: HatchTech launches SetCare, a revolutionary new hatchery solution