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 […]
What causes turkey meat defects? Study says it’s in the genes
U.S. researchers have identified differences in gene expression between normal turkey meat and birds that produce pale, soft meat that is considered defective. The meat defect has become more common […]
New law introduced to safeguard use of antibiotics in agriculture
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) has introduced legislation to combat antibiotic resistant superbugs that develop when antibiotics are misused in animal agriculture. The Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013 directs the […]
Newly authorized meat and poultry exporters to Mexico
Two hundred and twenty-three (223) U.S. meat and poultry processors, food manufacturers, and cold storage facilities have gained new market access to Mexico as the result of successful implementation of […]
USPOULTRY announces 13th annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award competition
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is now accepting nominations for the 13th annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry […]
FSIS approves non-GMO label for meat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has approved for the first time a third-party certification label that claims a meat product is free of genetically modified […]
Livestock and poultry groups urge Congress to repeal RFS
Following an announcement by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) that they have introduced the bipartisan Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act, (S. 1195) the National […]
FMIC, ACIP, NAM and SHRM urge vote on Portman-Tester amendment
The Food Manufacturers Immigration Coalition (FMIC), the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP), the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) today released the […]
USPOULTRY announces 13th annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award competition
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is now accepting nominations for the 13th annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry […]
Senate leaders talking tough on farm bill
Senate Ag Committee chair Debbie Stabenow opposes another one-year extension of the current farm bill. That word from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. “I had a discussion with chairman Stabenow and […]