New study finds RFS has created more problems than solutions
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its overreliance on corn ethanol has created additional environmental problems in its 10-year history, resulting in unmet targets for cutting air pollution, water […]
Harrisvaccines awarded avian influenza stockpile contract from USDA
Iowa-based vaccine producer, Harrisvaccines, today announced it has been awarded a contract to provide Avian Influenza H5 vaccine to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection […]
70 percent of Americans trust documentaries on food information, survey finds
More than 70 percent of Americans find documentaries trustworthy on food information. Meanwhile, only 50 percent find print, broadcast, and online media trustworthy and only 38 find blogs and social […]
Demand for cage-free eggs taking flight
More hens may not be quite as cooped up in the future. While about 90% of eggs sold through retail in the United States are from hens kept in industrial […]
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits California’s Central Valley, commends Foster Farms initiatives
Foster Farms CEO Ron Foster, Secretary Vilsack and Foster Farms Vice President of Operations Chris Carter during a tour of the company’s plant US Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack […]
Ag Secretary Vilsack calls Trans-Pacific pact good for California farmers
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is barnstorming for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. On Tuesday, Vilsack was joined by Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, in a news conference at Fresno Yosemite […]
Power to the poultry: Bay Area backyard chicken coops all the rage
Three chickens hunted and pecked at the ground as they wandered around Deborah Johnson’s suburban backyard, a scene becoming so familiar in Bay Area neighborhoods that ready-made coops are sold […]
The fuzzy world of consumer trust in poultry
A quartet of U.S. poultry industry experts corrected misconceptions about how and why antibiotics and feed fillers are used (or not used) in broiler production in a question-and-answer session with […]
California enacts strict antibiotic law for animal agriculture
California just passed a bill to sharply limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals, making it the first state to ban the routine use of the drugs in animal […]
Antibiotic use in livestock and expanded role of veterinarians focus of October workshop
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the Farm Foundation recently brought together the state’s livestock and poultry producers, their feed suppliers and veterinarians to discuss a changing landscape […]