Interview: The real impact of avian flu on the U.S. turkey industry
U.S. turkey producers, particularly in the major producing state of Minnesota, have been in the news as the outbreaks of various strains of avian influenza continue to spread as migratory […]
Iowa reports biggest U.S. outbreak of bird flu in poultry
Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in a flock of millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so […]
Trade Promotion Authority bill introduced in House, Senate
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation […]
Bird flu outbreak now spreading through Midwest poultry could head east with fall migration
Eastern U.S. poultry producers are bracing for the potential arrival of a deadly bird flu virus outbreak that farmers in the Midwest have struggled to stop. The fear is that […]
A new vaccine to fight poultry diseases
A vaccine that protects chickens against two infectious poultry diseases has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists. Microbiologist Qingzhong Yu and his colleagues at the Agricultural Research Service’s […]
FDA reports positive trends in antimicrobial resistance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two reports today that measure antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria isolated from raw meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance […]
Jerry Brown orders mandatory water reductions amid California drought
With California slogging into its fourth year of withering drought, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday ordered mandatory water reductions of 25 percent in cities and towns across the state. The […]
Committees demand EPA records on Clean Water rule
Chairmen of three House committees are demanding documents and emails from the Environmental Protection Agency on its handling of the proposed rule for re-defining the jurisdiction of the Clean Water […]
Amid bird flu outbreak, Minnesota turkey farmers increase security
Poultry producers in the nation’s top turkey state are taking extra steps to protect their flocks after a devastating strain of bird flu was confirmed at two Minnesota farms in […]
Hawaii on AI alert
More than 2,400 miles separate California from Hawaii, but officials with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) aren’t taking any chances when it comes to preventing avian influenza from taking […]