Know Someone who Raises Gamebirds? Here’s Something they must Consider
In light of federal Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulations, the North American Gamebird Association is urging anyone who raises pheasants, quail and other gamebirds to build a working relationship with […]
APHIS Provides Strategic Direction to Detect and Respond to Emerging Animal Diseases
The purpose of this plan is to provide strategic direction for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) to detect and […]
EPA sets 2018 ethanol volumes at statutory maximum
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday proposed once again to keep the mandated volume for conventional ethanol use for 2018 at the statutory maximum of 15 billion gallons. In proposing this […]
House ag appropriations bill approved by committee
The House Appropriations Committee June 28 approved the fiscal year 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The legislation funds important agricultural and food programs and services, including food and medical product safety, […]
Mexico is no longer No. 1 U.S. corn-buyer after trade tensions
Mexico is no longer the biggest buyer of corn from the U.S., a sign that trade tensions are pushing American grain toward other markets while its southern neighbor lines up […]
France confirms new case of bird flu
France has confirmed a new case of H5N8 bird flu just 15 km from the location of a recent Belgian outbreak. Hopes that higher temperatures had brought an end to […]
Should we tap the brakes on slow-growth chicken?
Consumers advocating the use of slow-growth chickens mistakenly assume these birds have better welfare conditions, Terrence O’Keefe, editor and content director, Watt AgNet, told Poultry Health Today. Put another way: […]
Japan and Europe counter Trump with colossal trade deal
Thirty years ago, as Donald Trump gave what is widely considered to be the first campaign speech of his career, he criticized one country above all for cheating the United […]
FSIS notice addresses woody breast, white striping
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a notice instructing inspection personnel on how to identify and verify that poultry establishments are removing tissues that may be associated with […]
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes to delay compliance date for electronically submitting injury, illness reports
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today proposed a delay in the electronic reporting compliance date of the rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, […]