CERCLA and EPCRA reporting requirements for air releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) require facilities to report releases of hazardous substances that are equal […]
CPF welcomes new member
Miura America Co, Ltd has joined the California Poultry Federation as an Allied Member. Miura America is a steam boiler manufacturer that specializes in high efficient, on-demand modular steam boilers […]
Aviagen becomes first U.S. poultry primary breeder company to achieve compartment certification
Aviagen®, the global poultry genetics leader, has become the first poultry breeding company in the U.S. to be certified as an Avian Influenza Clean Compartment. The USDA Animal Plant Health […]
USPOULTRY research program reaches $30 million in funding
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s (USPOULTRY) research program has passed a noteworthy milestone. Combined with the USPOULTRY Harold E. Ford Foundation (USPOULTRY Foundation), more than $30 million has been funded […]
Passage of San Francisco meat ordinance worries industry
Food industry stakeholders expressed disappointment and concern at the passage of an ordinance that requires large grocery stores to submit detailed reports regarding the use of antibiotics in livestock raised […]
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 […]