USPOULTRY and Foundation approve $368,642 in new research grants
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have approved a total of $368,642 for five new research grants at three institutions. The research funding was approved by the boards of directors of […]
CDFA awards more than $240 thousand to support agricultural education through the California Agricultural License Plate Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $249,352 for three projects that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2015 California Special […]
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announces standardized approach to residues without established public health tolerances
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that it is standardizing the approach it will take in instances when sample results from livestock or […]
California’s minimum wage increases to $10 per hour
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) reminds California’s employers and workers that effective January 1, 2016, the state’s minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour. “This increase in the […]
Subway, Arby’s transitioning to cage-free eggs
Subway, which already has begun the transition to cage-free eggs in select markets in the United States and Canada, now says it will complete a full transition across its 30,000 […]
Special discount for grower attendees at 2016 IPPE
Poultry growers are invited to attend the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) with a special registration fee of only $5 (on-site only), a fabulous savings of $95! IPPE […]
Zacky back in poultry business
Lillian Zacky, a very familiar name in the Central Valley poultry industry, told an interesting story about the family’s business, “My father-in-law, Samuel Zacky, started this business in 1928. He would go into the country, which […]
Santa, reindeer gain approval to enter state boundaries
Great news – Santa and his seven-member reindeer team can legally enter the State of California on the evening of Dec. 24 and the early morning hours the next day […]
Court rejects challenge to poultry inspection rules from N.C. doctor
A retired Rocky Mount, North Carolina, doctor who’s worried about food safety failed Tuesday in her challenge to revised U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry inspection rules. In a unanimous ruling […]
Special discount for grower attendees at 2016 IPPE
Poultry growers are invited to attend the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) with a special registration fee of only $5 (on-site only), a fabulous savings of $95! IPPE […]