Cargill Anhui poultry plant open for business
Cargill’s fully integrated poultry business is open for business in the city Lai’an, Anhui Province, China. An inauguration ceremony held Sept. 23 included dignitaries such as Gary Locke, ambassador of […]
CPF welcomes new member Devon Trading/Compass Foods
Compass Foods Inc. operates a USDA poultry processing plant in Riverbank, California. We specialize in providing locally raised Organic and ABF poultry products, cut to our customer’s specification, and either […]
Olsen’s resolution to curb federal corn-based ethanol mandate passed unanimously by Legislature
Assemblymember Kristin Olsen’s (R-Riverbank) Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) 21 urging Congress to eliminate mandates on the amount of corn-based ethanol used in gasoline passed out of both houses unanimously and […]
Legislature concludes business & adjourns
Late last night, the California State Legislature concluded its business and adjourned for 2013. Many issues affecting agriculture were in play during the final days of legislative activity, and Ag […]
Approved bill could give more business to California farmers, ranchers
California’s farmers and ranchers got a potential boost from the Legislature when it sent the governor a bill that would encourage state agencies to buy food products grown and raised […]
Poultry consumption shifts, USDA adjusts
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced plans to buy frozen drumsticks and thigh quarters out of cold storage in an effort to reduce a surplus of poultry dark […]
Researchers develop new method to control flies on poultry farms
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Gainesville, Florida, regarding a new method to control flies on […]
The 2013 CPF Annual Conference almost here
The California Poultry Federation Annual Conference is set for Sept. 19-20 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, CA. Download the registration form here. The room block at the Monterey […]
Calculating the carbon footprint of California’s products
Now that California’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade policy is law, attention is shifting to recognizing industry efficiency. Driven by that goal, a team of researchers from Northwestern University, the University of […]
USDA will not withdraw poultry rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will not withdraw its proposed rule to make changes to poultry inspections, Agriculture Undersecretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen told […]