The cellulosic ethanol debacle
Years before the Obama Administration dumped $70 billion into solar and wind energy and battery operated cars, and long before anyone heard of Solyndra, President Bush launched his own version […]
Update from Bill Mattos
Bill Mattos is in Washington D.C. this week talking to elected officials about ethanol and other issues. Click here to read a letter sent today to all the energy staff […]
December issues of CDFA Animal Health Branch newsletter and CAHFS newsletter available here
The CDFA Animal Health Branch is California’s organized, professional veterinary medical unit that protects livestock populations, consumers and the State’s economy from catastrophic animal diseases and other health or agricultural […]
Livestock, poultry industries boost U.S. economy
The soybean checkoff talks a lot about U.S. soybean farmers’ No. 1 customers – poultry and livestock farmers. But these sectors impact more than just a soybean farmer’s profit potential. […]
Food Discoveries: Connecting our farmers and ranchers with consumers
Consumers continue to have important questions and concerns about their food. They want to know "Is the food we’re eating healthy long-term?" and "Is the planet able to sustain the amount of food we’re producing?".
Short supply and elevated prices common throughout protein markets
"Short supply and elevated prices are a pretty common theme throughout all protein sectors," said John Carley, VP and Senior RM for Wells Fargo Bank. He was speaking to feed ingredient purchasing managers and other poultry industry professionals who had gathered at the 2011 Grain Forecast and Economic Outlook Conference in Atlanta, GA. The conference was sponsored by USPOULTRY.
Turkeys to sell out before holidays
Turkey producers in the Golden State have been urging consumers to get their orders for Thanksgiving birds in early. Growers such as Foster Farms, Zacky Farms, Willie Bird and others expect to be sold out of fresh turkeys well before the Nov. 24 holiday.
PLF suit targets EPA’s greenhouse regs for trucks, RVs and other heavy vehicles
Pacific Legal Foundation announced that it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration’s greenhouse emissions standards for heavy duty and medium duty vehicles.
Animals and porn: yet another off-the-wall scheme for attention
Just when you think you’ve heard it all: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has announced the launch in December of an XXX porn website. Supposedly aimed at promoting veganism and animal rights, the site will, a PETA spokesperson says, feature pornographic photos and videos, along with gruesome images of animal brutality.
Report: Industry spent millions as Congress weighed fate of subsidies
The biofuels industry has poured millions of dollars into lobbying as Congress debates whether to end a key ethanol tax credit, according to a report released yesterday by a right-leaning Washington think tank.