Why Trump repealed the ‘Clean Water’ rule
Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Feb. 28 ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to roll back the Waters of the United States rule issued […]
Brazilian beef and poultry industry plunged into major scandal
Authorities in Brazil have suspended over 30 government officials in response to allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat processors have been “selling rotten beef and poultry for years”, […]
USDA Confirms Second Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Commercial Flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed a second case of highly pathogenic H7N9 avian influenza in a commercial breeder flock […]
USPOULTRY accepting nominations for Charles Beard Research Excellence Award
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting nominations for the Charles Beard Research Excellence Award through July 1. The goal of this award is to recognize outstanding completed research projects, […]
Duncan McMartin, UC Cooperative Extension poultry specialist emeritus in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, died Jan. 14
Duncan Alexander McMartin passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 14, 2017, from complications following routine surgery. Duncan was born on March 30, 1932, to Alistair and Jean McMartin, at East Lodge […]
USDA has $80-$90 million to fight bird flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has $80 million to $90 million left over from the last major outbreak of bird flu to fight any new discoveries of the virus, the […]
Cobb-Vantress launches animal welfare website
As part of a campaign to bring transparency and education about its on-farm animal welfare programs, officials with Cobb-Vantress Inc., announced the launch of a website on March 13 (www.cobbcares.com), […]
USDA issues update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Tennessee
USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed the full subtype for the highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza reported in Lincoln County, TN. The virus has been identified as North […]
Protect your poultry from Avian Influenza
University of California poultry experts are urging poultry owners to examine biosecurity for their flocks after avian influenza was confirmed in commercial chickens in Tennessee by the USDA Animal and […]
NCC applauds reintroduction of bipartisan bill to reform ethanol mandate
Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today reintroduced the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act (H.R. 1315), that would among other things, […]