Court rejects EPA biofuel mandate

A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday  canceled a mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency that required refiners to buy cellulosic biofuels as a way of supporting the nascent alternative fuel industry.  Cellulosic biofuel is ethanol fermented from products other than corn, which is the major source of biofuel production in the United States.

 

Americans deserve a smarter fuel future

U.S. biofuels policy is costing taxpayers, depleting land and water resources, putting engines at risk and making it harder to put food on the table – here and around the […]

Americans to eat 1.23 billion chicken wings Super Bowl weekend

Chicken wings have become a staple food of Super Bowl parties in the U.S., and demand for them on menus is now at an all-time high leading up to the second biggest eating day of the year – Super Bowl Sunday.

Super Bowl weekend is unquestionably the biggest time of the year for wings.

UC Davis job opportunity at the Turlock CAHFS lab

Necropsy Technician (STAFF RESEARCH ASSOC 1) $18.25 – $21.77 / hourly plus generous benefits package Job Requisition #03009101 Final Filing Date: 02/01/13 This position is located in: California Animal Health […]

Dalton Rasmussen new President/CEO of Squab Producers of California

Dalton Rasmussen took over the reins this January as President/CEO of Squab Producers of California (SPOC). Squab Producers of California is a Modesto, CA-based co-op that is the nation’s largest processor of this kind of poultry, and a long-time member of California Poultry Federation. Bob Shipley, former President/CEO, has retired after 32 years as president of Squab Producers of California.

Jack Engle, long time CPF board member, to retire Feb. 1

JackConferenceLong time California Poultry Federation board member Jack Engle will retire effective Feb. 1, and his leadership and dedication to the poultry and egg industry will be honored during a reception in Modesto (see attached flyer) on Feb. 7. Another board member, Bob Shipley, will also be honored in retirement. (See the Shipley story in our

January 3 Update).

 

Congressmen snag key assignments

This has been a good month for Valley congressmen seeking to represent local interests at a high level in Congress. First there was Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, being named to […]

Corn prices could soar or crash, Iowa State economist predicts

Corn ending stocks are projected by USDA at "dangerously low levels." Those low levels, coupled with ongoing drought, could send prices soaring or crashing just as they did in 2008 and 2009, when prices rose to record-highs only to crash following the Great Recession, according to Chad Hart, agricultural economist at Iowa State University, in an interview with AgWeb.com.