Rapid broiler growth is sustainable and not inhumane
I generally enjoy the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of agriculture and the poultry industry, but I was unpleasantly surprised by some things written in a recent article on the expanding […]
CDC, Chipotle disagree over outbreak
An official with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention defended the agency’s handling of E. coli O26 outbreaks that were linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. Executives with Chipotle […]
State issues draft plan for freight system of the future
State agency leaders today released the Draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, an ambitious document that lays a foundation for modernizing California’s multi-billion dollar freight transportation system. Developed in response […]
Salmonella prevention requires teamwork between production and processing
Identifying the pathways of Salmonella contamination has poultry producers and processors looking for answers in every step of the process from the farm to table. “We know that Salmonella occurs naturally […]
German poultry industry lowers antibiotics use
Antibiotics usage in Germany’s animal husbandry sector is gradually going in the right direction. This means: downward. That was shown by results of permanent monitoring of antibiotics usage by the […]
I Am USFRA – Poultry and Egg Industry
Perhaps more than much of agriculture, the poultry industry has been the target of animal rights advocates and others who have tried to damage the image of their products in […]
Salmonella in retail poultry lowest since FDA began testing; positive trends in antimicrobial resistance continue
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday released a new interim report that measures antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolated from raw retail meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance […]
Brazil’s BRF plans to raise prices to counter high corn costs
Brazilian food processor BRF SA plans to increase prices by about 7 percent in May to help it counter rising costs and a generally challenging market that is expected to […]
New study highlights benefits of the partnership between contract farmers and chicken companies
The National Chicken Council today released a study that presents the results of a 2015 broiler industry survey designed to capture key live chicken production statistics. In addition, the study […]
Costco gets creative to meet shoppers’ appetite for organics
At Costco’s shareholder meeting earlier this year, CEO Craig Jelinek touted the vast amounts of food the company sold last year, from 83 million rotisserie chickens to $6.1 billion worth […]