Cheaper chickens seen in record corn cutting costs
The biggest-ever U.S. corn harvest is spurring poultry farms to expand chicken production, sending domestic supplies of the meat to a record and cutting costs for buyers from Costco Wholesale […]
Outbreak of misinformation on salmonella
The recent outbreak of food-borne illnesses from Salmonella Heidelberg linked to three California Foster Farms chicken processing facilities has created a rash of misinformation from some media and activists, creating […]
NCC response to Washington Post article about line speeds and animal welfare
The National Chicken Council today released the following statement in response to an inflammatory Washington Post article, “USDA plan to speed up poultry-processing lines could increase risk of bird abuse.” […]
UC Davis appoints Roger Beachy to lead World Food Center
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi on Thursday welcomed Roger Beachy as founding director of the school’s internationally recognized World Food Center. The World Food Center is the university’s latest and […]
FSIS reports decline in Salmonella presence in raw young chicken
A new report indicates that the prevalence of Salmonella on young raw chicken carcasses has fallen 34 percent between the first quarter of 2013 and the second quarter, and is […]
Foster Farms sets the bar for controlling Salmonella in chicken Safety Zone By James Marsden
During the recent government shutdown, there was a lot of discussion around an outbreak of Salmonellosis on the West Coast linked to raw chicken produced by Foster Farms. The outbreak […]
Foster Farms apologizes in newspaper ads
Since Foster Farms was implicated in the outbreak of human salmonellosis tied to its products by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the poultry giant has attempted […]
Researchers compare different lighting technologies for broiler production
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., comparing different light technologies for broiler production. The project […]
Immigration bill’s fate murky on eve of lobbying
Prospects for comprehensive immigration legislation this year grew murkier on the eve of an all-out push by a coalition of business, religious and law enforcement to convince the House to […]
Foster Farms says improvements are restoring consumer support
Officials at West Coast poultry giant Foster Farms say that a raft of improvements to chicken production and processing aimed at getting a Salmonella problem under control are working and […]