Court rejects EPA biofuel mandate
Super Bowl alert: Chicken wings will cost you
When it comes to the Super Bowl, there’s lots of chatter about the millions of dollars spent on ads and the sky-high price of tickets. But what will really hurt […]
Costa appointed top Dem on livestock, rural development committee
Rep. Jim Costa will serve as the Ranking Member on the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit Subcommittee. The committee oversees livestock, dairy, and poultry issues along with […]
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
Long 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.