NCC’s Brown: Salmonella on poultry a “common enemy” for both US and Denmark
This op Ed originally posted on Food Safety News on April, 16, 2014 The United States and Denmark are at war. Not against each other, but against a common enemy […]
U.S. meat and poultry groups support Administration’s stance on TPP negotiations
Five meat and poultry organizations thanked President Barack Obama for the Administration’s efforts in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The letter, delivered late yesterday, stated: The undersigned organizations, representing […]
Rising food prices pinching consumers
After two months of sharp increases in food prices, grocers are starting to pass along their higher wholesale costs to consumers. Beverly Cabellon, 61, of Pleasant Hill, Calif., was taken […]
New purchase & use restrictions for second generation anticoagulant rodenticides
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will be implementing new regulations, effective on July 1, 2014, that will impact entities who purchase and use second generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) products […]
Poll shows solid support for Gov. Jerry Brown
A Field Poll conducted in March and April reveals that Governor Jerry Brown, who is up for reelection in November, has a job approval rating of 59 percent among registered […]
USDA pulls back again on its 2014 estimate for broiler production
Broiler production this year is now forecast at 38.088 billion pounds, 198 million pounds less than last month’s forecast and 1.8 percent above the 37.425 billion pounds produced in 2013, […]
Dairy industry rebounds at last in Northern San Joaquin Valley
Dairy farming in the Northern San Joaquin Valley has turned profitable, at long last, thanks mainly to booming exports for powdered milk and other products. It’s welcome news for the […]
Japan restricts chicken shipments after bird flu outbreak
Japan has restricted shipments of almost 400,000 chickens in Kumamoto prefecture after the nation’s first outbreak of bird flu in three years, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Local authorities will […]
Dr. George West passes away
Dr. George West, a 30 year lecturer and affiliate of University of California, Davis, through the Department of Population Health and Reproduction and the California Animal Health and Food Safety […]
USDA’s Farm Service Agency Announces Sign-Up Date for Disaster Assistance Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced today that farmers and ranchers can sign-up for disaster assistance programs, reestablished and strengthened by the […]