2014 CPF Annual Conference and Board Meeting
The CPF Annual Conference is set for September 18-19, 2014 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, CA. Click on www.cpif.org for information regarding sponsorships and a schedule of events. […]
EPA chief signals higher ethanol mandates
In recent public appearances, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, has indicated that when the ethanol mandate is handed down later this year the levels will be […]
New tests planned for H7N3 bird flu in New Jersey
The latest report by USDA and New Jersey agricultural officials on the discovery of H7N3 avian influenza in the state earlier this month outlines future plans to maintain control of […]
U.S. kids get way too much salt, CDC finds
It puts children and teens at risk of high blood pressure and heart disease – both conditions more associated with middle age. But they’re hitting children and teens more often, […]
Chick-fil-A founder dies
S. Truett Cathy, founder of the nation’s largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, died early Monday at home. He was 93 years old. Credited with creating the original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich […]
USPOULTRY releases video on current and future antibiotic use in the poultry industry
Antibiotic use in poultry production has been very beneficial in enhancing bird health. To help provide insight into the current and future use of antibiotics in poultry, U.S. Poultry & […]
Meat and poultry producers to rebound in “Animal Era” says ag economist
The animal industries finally have a positive multiple-year outlook, writes Chris Hurt, an agricultural economist at Purdue University, in a new paper, “Rebuilding U.S. Animal Industries.” The next era for […]
2014 CPF Annual Conference and Board Meeting
The Annual Conference for the California Poultry Federation (CPF) is set for September 18-19, 2014 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, CA. Click on www.cpif.org for information regarding sponsorships […]
Strong new pathogen standards would save lives
By Dianne Feinstein |September 4, 2014 Each year, one in six Americans contracts a foodborne illness. Of those who become sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. American families shouldn’t […]
Perdue Foods responds to “consumer concerns” on antibiotics use
Perdue Foods Inc. says it has reached a milestone in its program to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chickens by removing the use of all antibiotics in […]