America’s meatpacking facilities operating more than 95% of capacity compared to 2019
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meatpacking facilities across the United States. Across the cattle, swine and broiler sectors, processing facilities are operating […]
The complex world of broiler breeder welfare issues
Many broiler and broiler-breeder traits are easily defined and measured. For example, we can define body weight by the age it is measured and the unit of measurement. Once we’ve […]
Foster Farms donates thousands of servings of chicken to Selma Food Bank
Foster Farms today delivered more than 35,000 servings of chicken to the Selma Area Food Bank to help feed local families. Last month, the family-owned company announced a donation of 2.4 […]
Poultry biosecurity has lessons for coping with COVID-19
While the coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to disrupt lives around the world, the US poultry industry may be better prepared than most to deal with the situation because it […]
USDA to switch to ‘pass-fail’ performance management system, new awards policy this fall
The Agriculture Department is planning to drop its five-tier performance management system in favor of a two-tiered, pass-fail program later this fall. The goal, according to a recent memo and […]
California free of Virulent Newcastle Disease
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced an end to the Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) quarantine in Southern California. Extensive […]
USDA announces transition to preventive plan for Virulent Newcastle Disease in California
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing that effective today, we are transitioning our virulent Newcastle disease (vND) efforts in southern […]
Feedstuffs in Focus: Hey animal agriculture, it’s time to get personal
It’s time for livestock and poultry producers to better connect with consumers on the issues and more actively engage and communicate with consumers as to why they do what they […]
Revised enforcement guidance for recording cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Under OSHA’s recordkeeping requirements, COVID-19 is a recordable illness. This memorandum provides updated interim guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the requirements of 29 CFR Part […]
California expects to release VND quarantine in June
In a brief post, California state veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones said May 22 the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture continue to make […]