2016 IPPE sets record for exhibitors
With only one week remaining until the trade show, the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has surpassed 1,300 exhibitors, the most ever, with more than 465,000 net square […]
U.S. deploys newly minted bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry
U.S. farm and health officials are racing to assess the threat that a type of bird flu never before seen in the country poses to humans and poultry, employing emergency […]
Update on H7 avian influenza cases in Indiana, additional flocks now confirmed as low pathogenic; cases found through surveillance testing in initial control area
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the pathogenicity of eight of the nine H7N8 avian influenza detections announced on January […]
Poultry stocks rocked by avian flu outbreak
Shares of poultry producers were hit hard Friday, after a bird-flu outbreak was confirmed in Indiana, even though some companies assured investors the outbreak didn’t involve them. The presence of […]
Rats carry antibiotic resistant strains of Salmonella, E.Coli bacteria
The main belief that rats are major disease-carrying vectors might be true. Rats can absorb disease agents from the environment and spread them to animals and humans, a new study […]
Patchwork of state regs on raw milk blankets the country
There’s more than one way to skin a cat. That’s especially true when looking at how states are tangling with the dilemma of how to regulate the sale of raw […]
US poultry producers outline possible economic benefits of TPP
U.S. poultry producers today used a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) hearing to both express support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and to highlight mixed experiences with past free trade […]
French poultry producers plan to delay rearing new birds due to bird flu
French poultry producers plan to delay new duck and geese rearing until the end of June to contain a bird flu virus outbreak which has spread in the southwest of […]
How migrating millennials will change the retail landscape by 2020
By the year 2020, the retail and manufacturer landscape will undoubtedly change. But despite the myriad ways trends could shift, one thing will become increasingly salient for retailers: They need […]
Amid bird flu threat, U.S. producers say no thanks to vaccine
Determined to avoid a repeat of the nation’s worst-ever avian-influenza outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is stockpiling up to 500 million doses of a new vaccine — but many […]