Throughout September, the National Chicken Council will post items promoting the benefits of chicken including nutrient values, quality, sustainability and welfare.
The Environmental Protection Agency has determined that collectively chicken, turkey, and egg production account for 0.08 percent of the total U.S. 
greenhouse gas emissions.
With advances in genetics since 1965, broiler production requires 75 percent less resources including feed and energy, a 72 percent decrease in farmland and a reduction of close to 60 percent in water used in growing and processing chickens.
