Authorities confirm first North American H5N1 fatality
A resident of Alberta, Canada who recently returned from China has died of H5N1 or avian influenza, authorities said, calling this the “first and only” confirmed human case of the […]
NCC, other food and ag groups, express support for swift confirmation of Vetter as USTR chief ag negotiator
The National Chicken Council, along with almost 100 other food and agricultural trade organizations, sent a letter today to all members of the Senate Finance Committee to express their strong […]
USPOULTRY Foundation awards recruiting grants to Fresno State and Modesto Junior College
Fresno State and Modesto Junior College (MJC), California higher education campuses with strong agricultural departments, recently received student recruiting grants from the USPoultry Foundation. Richie King, Foster Farms, a member […]
California water officials say drought proclamation likely
The Director of the California Department of Water Resources says he believes Governor Jerry Brown will likely declare a drought. Mark Cowin made the comments to the state Board of […]
New positive test for H7N9 at south China poultry market
Authorities in China announced a new positive test of an environmental sample for the H7N9 avian influenza at a live poultry market in southern China over the weekend, according to […]
Organic chicken carries just as many superbugs as conventional
-Tom Philpott, Food and Ag, Mother Jones As a student of the meat industry and its practices, I wasn’t surprised by the recent Consumer Reports finding that nearly half of […]
Jerry Brown eyes cap-and-trade money for high-speed rail
Gov. Jerry Brown plans to propose spending millions of dollars in fees paid by carbon producers to aid the state’s controversial high-speed rail project. The proposal – and the prospect […]
First animal abuse reporting bill of 2014 introduced
The first state legislative proposal of 2014 aimed at making it illegal to witness animal abuse and not report it has been introduced despite the failure to pass similar bills […]
The Golden Age of poultry
For the first time in over a hundred years, we eat more chicken than beef. Per capita chicken consumption in the US has risen from under 20 lbs in 1909 […]
FSIS issues first pork salmonella compliance guideline
USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) on Monday published compliance guidelines for controlling Salmonella in hog slaughter facilities in the Federal Register. It is the first edition of the compliance […]