California Foie Gras Ban Turns Into a New Fight
National Turkey Federation joins Smarter Fuel Future coalition
NTF joined the Smarter Fuel Future coalition that will continue to publicize the many negative effects of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and other biofuel polices. The group launched an […]
USPOULTRY announces 12th Annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award competition
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is now accepting nominations for the 12th annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production. Those eligible for the award include any poultry grower or egg producer (family-owned) who supply product to a USPOULTRY member or an independent producer who is a USPOULTRY member. Nominations are due September 14, 2012.
McDonald’s New CEO Focuses on Chicken Amid Shaky Economy
McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) (MCD)’s new chief executive officer is playing chicken with the menu. As Don Thompson, 49, steps into the CEO role at the world’s largest restaurant chain, customers […]
Kansas Brother’s ranching ‘I’m Farming And I Grow It’ music video goes viral
Agriculture just became a little more entertaining thanks to a new music video by the Peterson Farm Bros, a pro-agriculture group from Kansas. Their parody takes on "I’m Sexy and I Know it" to show that they are "farmers and [they] grow it."
Another successful CPF Summer Meeting
Another successful CPF Summer Board Meeting was was held this past Monday and Tuesday, June 25 and 26. The event was at The Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, California. Monday’s scramble-format golf tournament was very popular and had more golfers than past years.
USFRA Food Dialogues in Los Angeles Today : The Great Debate – Science, Technology and Food
What technologies are farmers and ranchers using to produce food while protecting the environment? Is more research the answer to biotechnology in agriculture?
Farm bill splits produce growers, food activists
Five years ago, California farmers were a powerful ally of the new food movement’s crusade to get Washington to stop subsidizing corn and start promoting the fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts that are the mainstay of the state’s huge farm sector. This year, Bay Area food activists are on their own.
California foie gras ban ends farmer’s ‘American dream’
A looming foie gras ban in California is pitting animal rights protesters against high-end chefs. Squeezed in the middle is Guillermo Gonzalez, lamenting the end of his "American dream".
Gonzalez, the only foie gras producer in the famously liberal US state, claims ignorant activists and "special interests" are unfairly throttling the livelihood he has built since arriving from El Salvador in 1986.
From hens to crop payments, Senate farm bill laden with suggestions
The egg producers and animal rights advocates who once battled over animal housing in California see a new farm bill as a chance to put an unusual alliance into action. If lawmakers agree, the bill would phase in the first national standards to include larger cages for egg-laying hens, stricter egg labeling and limits on ammonia buildup.