Pricey poultry: Why chicken has gotten expensive
Chicken prices have almost doubled in the last two years, leading higher costs for restaurants and chicken lovers alike, and prices don’t seem to be dropping any time soon. When […]
Alaska: Possible entry point for N5N1 bird flu
A study, conducted by US Geological Survey scientists, found low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses with Eurasian genes among birds in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of western Alaska. This finding supports the theory […]
Alliance releases report on 2013 Animal Rights National Conference
Conference Speakers Focus on Undercover Videos, Meatless Mondays and College Activism The Animal Agriculture Alliance today released a report that chronicles observations from the 32nd annual 2013 Animal Rights National […]
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 […]