Trump administration backs off efforts to ease ethanol mandates
Under pressure from the biofuel’s sector, the Trump administration has backed off its plan to ease the nation’s ethanol mandates. The decision, however, runs counter to the desires of the […]
California Farm Bureau president supports an immigration system that will allow people to move from south to north and then return home again when the work is done
During the last few months, we have certainly seen some unbelievable occurrences throughout the United States, from flooding in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico to wildfires throughout the West, capped […]
Brazil’s JBS to resume operations at 7 plants in Brazil
Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA will resume operations on Tuesday at seven slaughterhouses in Mato Grosso do Sul state that had been shut since Wednesday following a court-ordered asset freeze, a […]
Senate approves FY2018 budget resolution
The Senate approved the FY2018 budget resolution by a 51-49 vote Thursday night. Such an approval sets up a widely expected tax reform bill over the next few months.In order […]
NCC praises USDA’s withdrawal of controversial ‘GIPSA Rules’ on competitive injury, unfair practices and undue preferences
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it is withdrawing the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) interim final rule on competitive injury, and its proposed rule on […]
Perdue Farms donates $20,000 and 43,000 pounds of food products to support California wildfires relief
Perdue Farms is responding at the corporate and local level to support relief efforts in Northern California as deadly wildfires continue to devastate communities around its Petaluma Poultry operations. Perdue, […]
Cheap eggs are ruining the cage-free movement
The great American egg glut keeps claiming victims, among them millions of hens that won’t be moving anytime soon into lodgings spacious enough for what they lay to be called […]
Protecting your flock during fall migration
We know you’ve heard it before: seasonal migratory patterns bring an increased risk of disease-carrying birds interacting with commercial or backyard poultry. But the health and safety of our U.S. […]
Cal Fire credited with saving 40,000 Willie Bird turkeys from Sonoma County fires
It’s been a week of fires and roadblocks and worrying about the potential loss of 40,000 turkeys for brothers Willie and Riley Benedetti. First came the fire that roared toward […]
Foster Farms donates $100,000 to the Redwood Empire Food Bank to aid North Bay fire relief efforts
Family-owned California poultry producer Foster Farms today donated $100,000 to the Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) to help meet the critical needs of families displaced by the Northern California fires. […]