Value of US poultry and egg exports up most since 2013
The dollar value of combined U.S. poultry and egg exports increased by 10.5 percent in 2017, a bigger gain than in any year since 2013, according to a new analysis […]
Grassley wants Perdue to help man the ethanol barricade
Sen. Chuck Grassley came down hard on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week for failing to defend corn interests vital to his home state, even going so far as to […]
House appropriators ready to carve up budget deal
A side agreement among congressional leaders to allocate some of the new nondefense funding to opioid abuse prevention, infrastructure and several other priorities is complicating the plan to write a […]
Can Americans eat more chicken? U.S. industry bets on growth
As if Americans didn’t have enough chicken on the menu already, production of the nation’s most-popular meat is headed for the biggest growth spurt in more than a decade. Companies […]
Talking Turkey: Seeing through the myths on cages, factory farms and antibiotics
Closing the distance from farm to fork, America’s turkey farmers, represented by the National Turkey Federation, have prepared a new series of videos and resources offering common-sense answers about raising […]
Court recognizes challenges tied to CERCLA reporting for poultry and egg farmers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order Feb. 1, granting an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request for an additional extension of the current stay […]
Ag secretary Perdue wants input on regulations
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he wants help from agriculture businesses in identifying specific regulatory burdens that make doing business difficult. His vision is to make the U.S. Department […]
USPOULTRY recognizes Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award finalists and award recipients
USPOULTRY recognized six poultry farm winners and three finalists who received the annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award at the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2018 International Production & […]
USDA declines to lift line speed cap
The US Dept. of Agriculture denied a request from the National Chicken Council to lift a cap on line speeds at poultry processing companies. In a letter to NCC President […]
Female employees allege culture of sexual harassment at Humane Society
In September 2016, three employees of the Humane Society of the United States checked into a tiny Airbnb studio in Boston for a six-day business trip. Paul Shapiro, one of […]