WTO hearings on U.S.-India poultry dispute to begin this week
The World Trade Organization this week will hold its first hearing on a dispute between the United States and India over last year’s ban on U.S.-produced poultry suspected of carrying […]
Brazilian poultry exports down, Mexico expected to help rebound
With two slaughterhouses approved to initiate Brazilian poultry exports to Mexico as soon as within the next 20 days, the opening of the new market could help increase exports overall […]
NCC to testify next week on Renewable Fuel Standard
The National Chicken Council is slated to testify next week before the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) announced this […]
Ethanol producer calls for overhaul of country’s renewable energy policy
The head of the third largest U.S. corn-ethanol producer told Senate lawmakers Tuesday the country’s renewable energy policy should be scrapped and rewritten – the latest attack on the future […]
Pricey poultry: Why chicken has gotten expensive
Chicken prices have almost doubled in the last two years, leading higher costs for restaurants and chicken lovers alike, and prices don’t seem to be dropping any time soon. When […]
Alaska: Possible entry point for N5N1 bird flu
A study, conducted by US Geological Survey scientists, found low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses with Eurasian genes among birds in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of western Alaska. This finding supports the theory […]
Alliance releases report on 2013 Animal Rights National Conference
Conference Speakers Focus on Undercover Videos, Meatless Mondays and College Activism The Animal Agriculture Alliance today released a report that chronicles observations from the 32nd annual 2013 Animal Rights National […]
Livestock, poultry transporters get temporary waiver from hours rule provision
Responding to concerns raised by a coalition of animal agriculture associations, including the National Chicken Council, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a limited 90-day waiver […]
House farm bill split decision angers ag groups, legislators
On Thursday the Republican-led House of Representatives passed its version of the farm bill, but only after stripping out the provisions for food stamps and nutrition programs and promising to […]
Better cook that farmer’s market chicken well
Raw, whole chickens bought at farmers markets in Pennsylvania tested positive for “significantly higher levels of bacteria that cause foodborne illness” than raw, whole chickens bought at retail stores, according […]