Republican tax bill in final sprint across finish line
The day after suffering a political blow in the Alabama special Senate election, congressional Republicans sped forward with the most sweeping tax rewrite in decades, announcing an agreement on a […]
The USDA rolled back protections for small farmers. Now they’re suing
An organization representing the interests of small farmers across rural America fired a legal salvo Thursday aimed at a Trump administration they feel has let them down. The lawsuit, filed […]
Our top moments of 2017 and a look ahead: HSUS
More than 700 million chickens will have a more comfortable life thanks to our work with Perdue. The country’s fourth-largest poultry producer announced a series of reforms in June, including […]
Foster Farms donates 25,000 pounds of poultry for Ventura wildfire relief
California poultry producer Foster Farms will deliver more than 25,000 pounds of frozen poultry products to FOOD Share of Ventura County, a Feeding America Food Bank serving Ventura County. The […]
FDA report shows declines in animal antibiotic sales
A new report from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that for the first time since the agency began tracking antibiotic use on US farms, the amount of […]
EPA: Farms to spend $14.9 million to report manure emissions
U.S. farmers will spend an estimated $14.9 million a year reporting to federal emergency managers that livestock are releasing gas, the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed Monday. The EPA also projected […]
Ancient DNA explains how chickens got to the Americas
On Thanksgiving, as many as 88% of American households put turkey, a bird native to North America that was first domesticated by the Mayans, on their table. But a small […]
Assemblyman Adam Gray: Need real changes for water future
Now is the time to unite and plan California’s water infrastructure. That’s what Adam Gray told California Ag Today recently. Gray is the California State Assembly representing the 21st Assembly […]
USDA leaves no stone unturned to expand trade
USDA is putting a new emphasis on expanding agricultural trade with foreign countries and growing exports, with a goal by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to have his new undersecretary for […]
Campylobacter in poultry: An elusive pathogen
Campylobacter – primarily Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli – frequently colonize the intestinal tract of domestic poultry at high levels. The bacterium is well adapted to the avian host and, […]