CPF Welcomes new member: Packaging Specialties
Packaging Specialties, our printing division, was founded by Hays Biggs in 1974 with an initial focus on the U.S. Poultry tray pack market. We pioneered the use of printed PVC […]
Alltech Cracks the Egg at 27th International Symposium
Whether the chicken or the egg came first, building and maintaining a strong poultry brand is important. Alltech’s 27th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium will address these challenges and provide […]
NCC, Other Poultry Groups Join Coalition Against Extension of Ethanol Subsidy
WASHINGTON – March 1, 2011 — The National Chicken Council, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, and several state poultry federations are among a vast coalition of 90 organizations opposing extension […]
NCC Applauds Georgia Governor’s Call for Withdrawal of GIPSA Rule
WASHINGTON – MARCH 1, 2011 – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal is right to recommend that the U.S. Department of Agriculture withdraw its proposed rule on the production and marketing of […]
Bill’s Blog: Governor Brown Needs to Hear the Facts on Enterprise Zones!
Is it a mistake for Governor Brown to include the elimination of Enterprise Zones in his budget? If you ask the poultry industry and other industries located in distressed cities […]
Clinton: Too much ethanol could spark food riots
The former president told farmers and Agriculture Department employees on Thursday that while producing biofuels is important for reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil, farmers should also look beyond domestic […]
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)
This program, managed by USDA Nation Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), is designed to encourage veterinarians to participate in food animal/rural practice. The program will pay back up to […]
Chicken growers to share in $11 million of compensation for losses
Northeastern Louisiana poultry growers whose operations were harmed by the temporary closure of Pilgrim’s Pride’s Farmerville chicken processing plant will share $11.2 million in federal payments to compensate for losses, […]
Private survey puts corn acres at 91.1 million
A survey of farmers’ planting intentions, conducted by the market firm AgriSource, shows farmers intend to plant 91-point-one million acres of corn and 77-point-two million acres of soybeans. AgriSource risk […]
US: Peco Foods to acquire Townsends Poultry Complex
Peco Foods has contracted to acquire the physical assets of the Batesville, Arkansas, poultry complex owned by Townsends, Inc. and subsidiaries. In addition to the plant, feed mill and hatchery […]