Livestock, poultry transporters get temporary waiver from hours rule provision
Responding to concerns raised by a coalition of animal agriculture associations, including the National Chicken Council, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a limited 90-day waiver […]
House farm bill split decision angers ag groups, legislators
On Thursday the Republican-led House of Representatives passed its version of the farm bill, but only after stripping out the provisions for food stamps and nutrition programs and promising to […]
Better cook that farmer’s market chicken well
Raw, whole chickens bought at farmers markets in Pennsylvania tested positive for “significantly higher levels of bacteria that cause foodborne illness” than raw, whole chickens bought at retail stores, according […]
Mexican poultry giant buys US poultry breeding operation
Mexico’s leading producer and processor of poultry and other food products, Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V., has reached an agreement to acquire the breeding assets of Morris Hatchery Inc. in […]
AFBF files suit to protect farmers’ privacy
Protecting farmers’ and ranchers’ right to privacy is a top priority, said the American Farm Bureau Federation, which took legal action to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from publicly releasing […]
USDA data shows chicken industry ramping up
Commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 6, up 4 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a […]
USPOULTRY develops spill prevention, control and countermeasure program
USPOULTRY recently completed the development of a new environmental educational program. The SPCC Training Program addresses the federal Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule that requires facilities to implement […]
Editorial: Good for Goodlatte
Last year Goodlatte, who represents the 6th District, asked the feds to grant Virginia a reprieve from the ethanol mandate. They refused. Now he is stumping for legislation to kill […]
Livestock groups favor legislation to repeal Renewable Fuels Standard
Several livestock production groups are, not surprisingly, backing a bill to repeal the RFS. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), The National Turkey Federation (NTF), and the National Chicken Council […]
DOT give livestock truckers 90-day waiver on new hours
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a limited 90-day waiver from the 30-minute rest break provision of the new Federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for livestock […]