SUBWAY® Restaurants elevates current antibiotic-free policy
SUBWAY® Restaurants announced that it has elevated its current antibiotic-free policy. The brand recently communicated a commitment to transition to only serving chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine. […]
US pledges $87 million to combat global animal disease threats
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is backing FAO’s efforts to combat pandemic animal disease threats in Asia, Africa and the Middle East with an additional $87 million […]
UC Davis vets offer tips to prevent bird flu in backyard chickens
With a potential increase in avian influenza this fall when wild waterfowl migrate south from their northern breeding grounds, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine reminds chicken owners to […]
Divisions deep over feds’ back-up plan to kill birds if avian flu returns
If avian flu returns to Minnesota, there’s no doubt infected poultry flocks would have to be killed. But new federal rules detailing how the birds should be killed has ignited […]
New study finds RFS has created more problems than solutions
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its overreliance on corn ethanol has created additional environmental problems in its 10-year history, resulting in unmet targets for cutting air pollution, water […]
Harrisvaccines awarded avian influenza stockpile contract from USDA
Iowa-based vaccine producer, Harrisvaccines, today announced it has been awarded a contract to provide Avian Influenza H5 vaccine to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection […]
70 percent of Americans trust documentaries on food information, survey finds
More than 70 percent of Americans find documentaries trustworthy on food information. Meanwhile, only 50 percent find print, broadcast, and online media trustworthy and only 38 find blogs and social […]
Demand for cage-free eggs taking flight
More hens may not be quite as cooped up in the future. While about 90% of eggs sold through retail in the United States are from hens kept in industrial […]
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits California’s Central Valley, commends Foster Farms initiatives
Foster Farms CEO Ron Foster, Secretary Vilsack and Foster Farms Vice President of Operations Chris Carter during a tour of the company’s plant US Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack […]
Ag Secretary Vilsack calls Trans-Pacific pact good for California farmers
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is barnstorming for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. On Tuesday, Vilsack was joined by Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, in a news conference at Fresno Yosemite […]