NAFTA countries sign letter on avian flu
In a historic government/industry collaboration, the U.S., Canada and Mexico and their respective poultry and egg industries jointly announced Jan. 19 that they have entered into an arrangement to enhance […]
Forget the weather–what’s the chicken wing outlook?
No one knows yet whether the Panthers will be bound for the Super Bowl (we hope, we hope, we hope). But I can predict one thing: Chicken wing sales will […]
California Attorney General Kamala Harris in Modesto
Yesterday California Attorney General Kamala Harris, candidate for the United States Senate, was joined at a “Meet and Greet” reception in Modesto, CA with over 80 representatives from various commodity […]
Brazilian poultry industry growth to continue in 2016
The outlook for the Brazilian poultry industry in 2016 is broadly positive, believes the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA). The association forecasts that, despite an unfavorable economic environment at […]
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 […]