California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones honored by national Ag association
At the virtual annual meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) today, top employees of three state departments of agriculture were honored for their service and […]
Researchers characterize selected variant avian reovirus strains
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of California, Davis, in which researchers looked to fully characterize selected variant avian reovirus […]
How will consumer trends for poultry change by 2030?
Consumers are asking more questions and have more expectations for the food they buy. How birds were raised, what they were fed, what the carbon footprint is of a pound […]
Canada: Overview of COVID-19 impacts on Canadian agriculture
Canada’s effective national pandemic response has helped Canada’s food and agriculture industries settle into a relatively stable ‘new normal’ operating environment, despite acute disruptions early in the COVID era. Canadian […]
Stanislaus County Supervisor, former state Sen. Tom Berryhill dies at 67
Stanislaus County Supervisor Tom Berryhill’s death was announced Saturday during a committee meeting in the state Capitol, where he had served a dozen years as an assemblyman and state senator […]
USDA extends free meals for kids through December 31, 2020
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will extend several flexibilities through as late as December 31, 2020. The flexibilities allow summer meal […]
Training and management critical for cage-free egg production
Training chicks and pullets so they are prepared for life in cage-free egg systems is critical to ensuring they meet their full productive potential, according to a leading veterinarian. Isa […]
Foster Farms continues Covid-19 testing and partial shutdown this week
Editor’s Note: Foster Farms issued the following statement after discussions with the Merced County Health Dept., CDFA, USDA and others. Foster Farms had been testing the entire Livingston processing plant […]
CPF 2020 Annual Conference Cancelled but Board Meeting still scheduled for September 18
The California Poultry Federation (CPF) Executive Committee (EC) voted unanimously to cancel the September 2020 Annual Conference. However, we still will hold the Annual Board Meeting via Zoom at 8 […]
Technology predictions for the future poultry supply chain
From inexpensive sensors on farms and IoT technology applications on farms to washdown safe robots for processing plants, the poultry supply chain is about to be disrupted. Register for the […]