Hickman’s Family Farms to send eggs to South Korea
Hickman’s Family Farms will load six truckloads of shell eggs to be loaded onto Korean Airlines for departure to South Korea on Thursday evening, Jan. 12. Three more flights to […]
USDA detects Eurasian lineage H5 Avian Influenza in a wild mallard duck in Montana
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected the presence of Eurasian/North American reassortant H5N2 avian influenza in a wild mallard duck […]
US broiler farms monitor nutrient runoff practices
The Arkansas Discovery Farm Program (ADF) is a stakeholder-led research and development program that monitors water quality on private working poultry farms to document the true impacts of agricultural production […]
Vilsack pens exit memo
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s official “exit memo,” posted by the White House web site, warns Congress that farmers are facing hard times and will need continued help from USDA. He […]
US strikes deal to export eggs to bird flu-stricken South Korea
The United States has reached an agreement that is expected to open the door for its first-ever exports of shell eggs to South Korea, as the North Asian country labors […]
Chile detects bird flu at poultry producer Agrosuper’s plant
Chile has detected bird flu at a turkey production plant run by poultry producer Agrosuper in the country’s central Valparaiso region, the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) said on Wednesday. […]
2017 CDFA Avian Health Calendar available
The CDFA Animal Health Branch – 2017 Avian Health Calendar has been published and distributed to numerous feed stores, pet stores, veterinary clinics, and poultry agencies in order to reach […]
Total U.S. restaurant industry visit growth will remain stalled in 2017 but quick service restaurant traffic will see uptick
U.S. restaurant industry traffic will remain stalled in 2017 in much the same manner it did in 2016, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. The new year […]
Former California lieutenant governor will meet with Trump to discuss running Agriculture department
President-elect Donald Trump is considering former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado to lead the Agriculture department, a move that would bring greater diversity to the Republican’s Cabinet. Maldonado will meet […]
USDA develops program to assess animal welfare standards, programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) developed a program under which it will offer assessments of independent animal welfare standards and programs to determine if they conform to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Specification (TS) […]