Perdue, farm can’t recoup pollution suit fees
A federal judge has ruled that Purdue Farms and an Eastern Shore contract grower will not be able to recoup $3 million in legal fees after successfully defending themselves against […]
Save-the-Date: Sausage, Ribs and Wine Fundraiser
Mark October 5th on your calendar for the Western Poultry Scholarship & Research Foundation Sausage, Ribs and Wine Fundraiser benefiting the California Poultry Federation Friends & Family Memorial Fund. Enjoy […]
CPF welcomes new allied member AgSeal Poultry Foam LLC
The CPF welcomes AgSeal Poultry Foam LLC as its newest allied member. AgSeal LLC is an Arkansas registered LLC established to service the growing need in the Poultry and General […]
Ethanol versus ‘Big Oil’ battle intensifies
The ethanol industry advocacy group Growth Energy has launched an advertising campaign that attempts to counteract what the group calls “misinformation and unsubstantiated attacks against the renewable fuels industry” by […]
Brazil initiates its very first poultry exports to Mexico
Brazil sent its very first poultry exports to Mexico last Wednesday, said Francisco Turra, president ofthe Brazilian Poultry Union(Ubabef), during a conference held inSão Paulo. The Brazil-based company Seara, which […]
Increase in food costs will be less than earlier projected, USDA says
The U.S. Agriculture Department said the cost of food won’t go up as much as initially expected this year. Food prices are expected to rise 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent, […]
China bird flu analysis finds more virus threats lurking
A deadly new bird flu virus in China evolved from migratory birds via waterfowl to poultry and into people, and there are other bird flu viruses circulating that could follow […]
Have you registered for the 2013 CPF Annual Conference?
The California Poultry Federation Annual Conference is set for Sept. 19-20 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, CA. Download the registration form here. The room block at the Monterey […]
Allergens remain top reason for recalls
Undeclared allergens caused 60 percent of recalls from the Food and Drug Administration and 65 percent of recalls from the US Department of Agriculture during the second quarter of 2013, […]
Scheduling conflict postpones U.S./China chicken meeting
A trip by two senior USDA food safety officials to Beijing for bilateral talks on opening the U.S. market to Chinese processed chicken was supposed to take place this week, […]