Foreign trade crucial to Valley’s ag wealth
The debate over international trade has been building. What was once confined to economics classrooms is now grabbing headlines across the country. We’ve heard the negative rhetoric about trade agreements […]
New “humane” chicken standards impact cost, environment
The National Chicken Council says shifting to new production standards for broiler chickens will be costly to both the industry and consumers. Spokesman Tom Super says calls for slower-growing strains […]
Next administration at USDA will face budget, staff and farm bill challenges
The U.S. Department of Agriculture under the new administration will need to gear up unusually quickly and face budget, staffing, technology, and farm bill challenges, according to a report from Agri-Pulse. The […]
Dutch government orders poultry indoors after bird flu discoveries
The Dutch government said on Wednesday it had ordered farmers in the Netherlands to keep poultry flocks indoors after wildfowl infected with bird flu were discovered in several European countries. […]
Trump transition team working on short list for cabinet posts
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has spent the last several months building a short list of industry titans and conservative activists who could comprise his Cabinet, according to a Politico […]
Industry groups request court to overturn EPA Waters of the U.S. rule
Industry groups, including USPOULTRY, and other agricultural, business and municipal entities, have requested that a federal court vacate the EPA’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Waters of the […]
Can a San Francisco liberal win the Central Valley in the race for U.S. Senate?
op-of-the-ticket Democrats rarely fare well in California’s Central Valley. Gov. Jerry Brown has won six statewide elections, but in tiny Colusa County north of Sacramento, where his great-grandfather August Schuckman […]
Large-scale, cage-free egg production facility underway in California
A new egg production and processing project is still somewhat under wraps, but construction is already well underway in Kern County. The facility is located near Wasco, about halfway between […]
FSIS unveils strategic five year plan
Protecting public health and preventing foodborne illnesses was named the primary mission goal of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Dept. of Agriculture, the agency said […]
Foster Farms donates turkey to serve 70,000 meals to families in need
With Thanksgiving just three weeks away, Foster Farms today kicked off the first of eight donations of turkeys to food banks in California, Oregon and Washington, continuing its annual tradition […]