Foster Farms recognized for 75 years of leadership in the California poultry industry
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif) and David Valadao (R-Calif), and California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross joined Foster Farms President and […]
2014 CPF Summer Meeting Sponsors
Thank you to the following companies for their support of the CPF Summer Meeting: Agrecom, Inc.; Alltech; Alpha Inc. + Chore Time Inc.; Animal Health International; Aviagen Inc.; Aviagen Turkeys, […]
Another successful CPF Summer Meeting
Another successful CPF Summer Board Meeting was was held this past Monday and Tuesday, June 9 and 10 at The Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, California. Monday morning’s golf tournament […]
Poultry inspectors union urges passage of DeLauro amendment blocking USDA outsourcing plan
The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on House lawmakers to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from implementing a new poultry inspection system that would jeopardize worker and […]
Controlling body weight of turkey breeder hens without feed restriction
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, which studied controlling the body weight of turkey breeder hens without […]
Butterball finds no mistreatment in latest activist video
One day after the release of an undercover video of alleged abuse of poults at a Butterball LLC facility in Raeford, N.C., the turkey processor announced that a panel of […]
USDA publishes census of agriculture state and county profiles
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released new 2012 Census of Agriculture profiles for all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and more than 3,000 counties in […]
Broiler production edges higher
Broiler-type eggs set climbed 1 percent during the week ending May 31, the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. Hatcheries in the 19 state weekly program set […]
Why more food industry mergers are likely to come
More food company mergers like the recent $6.3 billion bid by Tyson Foods for Hillshire Brands are probably on the way-but not for the reasons investors may think. The food […]