Obama signs sprawling U.S. farm bill, lauds rural progress
In a large barn smelling faintly of horses, President Barack Obama signed the $956 billion farm bill into law on Friday, comparing the five-year law to “a Swiss Army knife” […]
Arvance Ranch recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
Arvance Ranch in Kerman, Calif., was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Associaition’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the recent IPPE […]
NCC updates chicken welfare guidelines
The National Chicken Council has released its latest guidelines for the welfare and handling of chickens. The 2014 update of the NCC Animal Welfare Guidelines includes new subject matter such as […]
USDA offers $20 million for California water conservation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is backing water conservation efforts in drought-stricken California with $20 million in new funding. Its Natural Resources Conservation Service is making the funds available to […]
A brand new hybrid bird flu in China
A new-to-humans flu virus killed a 73-year old woman from the Jiangxi province in China, on Dec. 6. At the time, the doctors new it was a H10N8 bird flu […]
Short supply
Tight supplies of propane have pushed some turkey producers in Minnesota to delay shipments of turkeys. In response to the situation, the National Turkey Federation (NTF) and the Minnesota Turkey […]
USPOULTRY recognizes six Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) recognized six poultry farms who received the annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award at the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2014 International Production […]
Biosecurity important to poultry operations worldwide
“If you have a set of biosecurity rules and procedures so exhaustive that the document would do serious damage if dropped on your foot, you don’t have a plan, you […]
China investigating new H7N9 cases
Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization are investigating how three members of one family contracted the H7N9 avian influenza virus, but WHO officials still believe the infection is not […]
NCC supports EPA’s RFS targets proposed for 2014
“The National Chicken Council (NCC) strongly supports efforts to create a more reasonable and sustainable approach to the nation’s fuel policy,” said NCC President Mike Brown in comments submitted this […]