USDA Announces Proposed Rule to Better Label Raw Meat and Poultry Containing Added Solutions
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a new rule to establish common, easy-to-understand names for raw meat […]
Chicken found to be the most environmentally-friendly meat!
Research recently released by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows chicken as the best meat for the environment, producing the lowest carbon footprint of the most common meat proteins. […]
WASDE report marks turning point as ethanol gobbles up corn, NCC says
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2011/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This week’s report on corn and other grains by the U.S. Department of Agriculture marks an important turning point in the evolution of agriculture, according […]
LA farmers market of Eat Local, Buy California Grown
Watch a new video here of Assembly member Fiona Ma last week at the LA Farmers Market promoting the Eat Local, Buy California Grown resolution.
Bill’s Blog: We’ve never been closer to ending the subsidy for corn ethanol than now
The U.S. Senate recently voted 73-27 in favor of an amendment by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and repeal the import tariff on foreign ethanol. The amendment was identical to the Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act, which was introduced by Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-Okla.) and Senator Feinstein in May.
Feinstein Statement on Ethanol Agreement
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has reached an agreement with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) to repeal the nearly $6-billion-a-year ethanol subsidy and end the tariff on foreign […]
Feinstein Amendment to End Ethanol Handouts Overwhelmingly Passes Senate
Washington—The U.S. Senate today voted 73-27 in favor of an amendment by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and repeal the import tariff […]
Assembly Declares Sundays as “Eat Local, Buy California Grown Day”
San Francisco Assembly member Fiona Ma urged Californians to "Buy California and Eat California Grown" at a press
Bill’s Blog: California’s Budget could have Big Impact on Poultry
California is the home of the freshest poultry in America and the place where organic chicken got its name. We’ve fought for both the “fresh” and “organic” labels during the […]
CPF Welcomes New Allied Member: Adisseo
Adisseo has been in business since 1939 and is an animal nutrition product company that manufactures three main products for the poultry industry – both dry and liquid Methionine called […]