**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** LIGHT INTENSITY IS A CRITICAL MANAGEMENT TOOL IN COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKEN PRODUCTION THAT IS USED TO MANAGE BIRD BEHAVIOR AND SUPPORT PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS. ALTERNATIVE REARING PROGRAMS IN THE U.S., SUCH AS GLOBAL ANIMAL PARTNERSHIP (GAP), ARE ADVOCATING FOR CHANGES TO BROILER LIGHTING PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE ELEVATED LIGHT INTENSITIES AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROVISION OF NATURAL LIGHT (NL). HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT LIGHTING PROGRAMS AFFECT BROILER PRODUCTION OR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS, ANIMAL SCIENTISTS, AND EXTENSION SPECIALISTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT ARE INTERESTED IN PRECISION ANIMAL MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE BROILER QUALITY AND HEALTH AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF LIGHTING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS ON EMISSIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT (E.G. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS). THE LONG-TERM GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO COMPARE TWO BROILER LIGHTING PROGRAMS [NL VS ARTIFICIAL LIGHT (LED)] IN AN EFFORT TO 1) OPTIMIZE BROILER MANAGEMENT FOR WELFARE, BEHAVIOR, AND PERFORMANCE, 2) UNDERSTAND ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS AND OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, 3) USE DATA GENERATED TO CREATE IMPACTFUL EXTENSION PROGRAMMING, AND 4) USE RESULTS TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING. THIS PROJECTATTEMPTS TO LEVERAGE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS TO MOVE BROILER LIGHTING RESEARCH INTO NEW, INNOVATIVE DIRECTIONS WHILE FURTHERING THE PROGRAM AREA PRIORITIES OF PRECISION ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYNERGIES OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION.