U.S. senators get deal on farm worker wages in immigration bill
U.S. senators negotiating an immigration bill have reached agreement on wages for foreign farm laborers working in the United States and a limit on visas for such workers, Democratic Senator […]
USPOULTRY accepting spring research pre-proposals
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting research pre-proposals from colleges and universities through May 1. Research proposals are accepted twice each year, in the spring and fall. Read More
CPF goes to Washington D.C.
Dr. Dan Engeljohn (upper left), Assistant Administrator of Field Operations, USDA, meets with the
California Poultry Federation Executive Committee
NCC Senior Vice President Bill Roenigk to transition from full-time position
Bill Roenigk, senior vice president of the National Chicken Council, will become a part-time consultant to NCC starting in June 2013, it was announced last week. Roenigk has served at […]
China takes new steps as bird flu in humans tops 20; new death confirmed
Authorities in several areas of China are confirming that the outbreak of H7N9 bird flu in humans now stands at 21 nationwide, including a total seven deaths in Shanghai and Zhejiang, according to the South China Morning Post and the Wall Street Journal. Two new cases in Shanghai and one in Anhui were confirmed even as Hong Kong government officials announced they could not rule out a chance of an outbreak in their city.
More pursuing agricultural degrees
The popularity of a degree in agriculture has been growing steadily. Dr. Michael Compton, director of the School of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville says "From 2006 to 2011, […]
Poor corn crop would close meat, poultry plants, economist says
If this year’s corn yields drop much below the base of 145 bushels per acre, it will force some meat and poultry plants that rely on that grain for feed […]
Investigation of E. coli outbreak continues
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reported a total of 24 people were infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O121. According to the CDC, 78 percent of the people are 21 years old or younger, seven of them were hospitalized. One person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, but no deaths have been reported. Current information indicates that consumption of frozen food products made by Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, NY, is the likely source of infection, CDC said.
New avain influenza strain in China
The World Health Organization says there is no evidence that a type of avian influenza which killed two men in Shanghai, China can be transmitted between people. The men, ages […]
Sodium, hiding in plain sight
Centuries ago, salt was more valuable than gold, but today the condiment has fallen out of favor. Now we know that its main component, sodium, can raise blood pressure, increasing […]