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 […]
18 House members request language to limit government support for corn ethanol
A group of 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the chairmen of the House Judiciary and Rules committee, sent a letter this week to the leaders of […]
National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotics have been a critical public health tool since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, saving the lives of millions of people around the world. Today, however, the emergence of […]
Study compares laying hen housing systems
A first-of-its-kind, commercial-scale study of housing alternatives for egg laying hens in North America has found no demonstrated presence of acute or chronic bird stress with any of the three […]
Poultry industry debates unflattering USA Today editorial
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) said its industry embraces animal welfare and sustainable farming concepts, in response to an unflattering USA Today editorial on the industry that ran Wednesday […]
Mexico easing U.S. poultry ban shows ebbing threat of flu
Mexico’s move to start allowing some imports of American chicken and turkey from states with commercial bird-flu cases signals that the disease’s threat to U.S. poultry exports is starting to […]