USDA announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers, […]
People remain confident in food supply
It has been just over one month since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, a global pandemic. To capture what is known on the widespread changes in how […]
Foster Farms donates additional 400,000 servings of poultry to COVID-19 hunger relief efforts in California
Foster Farms is donating an additional 400,000 servings of poultry to community hunger relief organizations throughout California to help families impacted economically by COVID-19. Last week, the family-owned company announced […]
Trump names members of ag economic working group
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced 17 different working groups to form various Great American Economic Revival Industry groups. These bipartisan groups of more than 200 leaders will work together with […]
Mississippi poultry industry hit by Easter tornadoes
Tornadoes and damaging storms that swept through the Mississippi on Easter Sunday afternoon and evening killed 11 people and caused devastating losses to growers in the poultry industry. Tom Tabler, […]
Feathers in the Spring fundraise postponed but drawing still April 25
Due to the current situation with COVID-19, we are postponing the Feathers in the Spring fundraiser to later in the year (date TBD). We are still going to hold the […]
Poultry producers race to catch up with retail ‘chicken run’
Poultry processors are ramping up production to restock bare coolers at grocery stores, where consumer demand has surged even as restaurant demand has plummeted during the COVID-19 shutdown. The pandemic […]
Foster Farms: Community approach key to managing coryza spread in poultry
Tackling endemic poultry diseases as a community rather than as individual producers can play an important role in controlling and limiting their spread. And while that can sometimes result in […]
CPF 2020 Summer Golf Tournament and Meeting June 29-30
The California Poultry Federation (CPF) Summer meeting will be held on June 29-30, 2020 at The Cliffs Resort & Spa in Pismo Beach, CA. As you know, this is one […]
Foster Farms donates more than two million servings of poultry to COVID-19 hunger relief efforts
Foster Farms is partnering with food banks to help provide more than two million meals to families impacted by the economic consequences of COVID-19. In the coming days, the family-owned […]