Time to register for CPF Summer Meeting!
Dear Friends of CPF: The California Poultry Federation (CPF) Summer Board Meeting and Golf Tournament will be held on June 10-11, 2024, at The Cliffs Resort & Spa in Pismo […]
Iowa Senate passes labeling bill for meat and egg alternatives
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill requiring specific labeling for meat and egg alternatives. The bill requires manufacturers who create plant-based alternative products to include labeling with “plant-based,” “meatless” […]
Trump weighs polarizing former rodeo cowboy for Cabinet post
Former President Donald Trump is considering naming a former rodeo cowboy turned bomb-throwing Texas agriculture commissioner to lead the Agriculture Department if he wins the White House. Sid Miller, a […]
Insect farming’s byproducts show promise as broiler feed
Waste byproducts from rearing insects commercially could play a role as a sustainable broiler feed, the results of research presented at the 2024 International Poultry Scientific Forum suggest. Scientists from […]
Serotyping could improve food safety in chicken by 2035
Reducing the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to eating chicken has been on ongoing challenge for the industry and the source of regulatory concern. “Right now, there’s not a lot […]
US inflation up again in March in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated
Consumer price increases remained high last month, boosted by gas, rents, and car insurance, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve […]
North Carolina next to report HPAI in dairy herd
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) for the first time in a dairy herd in North Carolina on April 10. “This is an evolving […]
Auburn researcher aims to help prevent, control avian influenza
Since 2022, avian flu — a rapidly circulating Influenza Type A virus — has affected more than 81 million poultry, as well as the industries that depend on them. In […]
Don’t refer to H5N1 in cattle as HPAI, veterinarian says
Since the H5N1 virus was first detected in Canada in December 2021 and has since spread to poultry flocks throughout America, people have commonly referred to this virus as highly […]
Tough spot market conditions slow broiler growth in 2023
The U.S. broiler industry dealt with collapsing consumer demand and inflation concerns in 2023, but long-term annual price contracts helped many companies stay profitable. Industry performance at a glance According […]