CPF welcomes new Allied Member
Lallemand’s objective is to develop and offer products and services that bring value to the producer while respecting the environment and the balance of ecosystems, answering growing consumer demand for safe and natural food and ingredients.
Ethanol mandate about to burn out?
Falling U.S. demand for gasoline has combined with high corn prices to force the closure of several U.S. ethanol plants. Ethanol makers are actually losing money on every gallon of […]
Cap and trade: division over economics
To some business leaders, California’s new cap-and-trade system for curbing greenhouse gases represents nothing less than the road to economic ruin. "This is kind of ‘Recession: The Sequel,’ " said Dorothy […]
‘Meat&Poultry Perspectives’ debuts with Temple Grandin
Spotlighting the perspectives of meat and poultry industry executives and experts on the latest news and trends, "Meat&Poultry Perspectives," a new video series of The Processors Channel, made its debut on www.meatpoultry.com today. The industry’s leading authority on livestock handling and Meat&Poultry’s most tenured contributing editor, Dr. Temple Grandin, is the focus of the first of this bi-weekly series.
Food labels multiply, some confuse consumers
Want to avoid pesticides and antibiotics in your produce, meat, and dairy foods? Prefer to pay more to make sure farm animals were treated humanely, farmworkers got their lunch breaks, bees or birds were protected by the farmer and that ranchers didn’t kill predators? Food labels claim to certify a wide array of sustainable practices.
Gunman in Fresno meat plant shooting deliberate, methodical
Deliberately and methodically, a Fresno meat-processing plant employee shot four of his co-workers — two fatally — before killing himself Tuesday morning. One at a time, Lawrence Jones, a 42-year-old with a long trail of criminal convictions, walked up to three of his victims, placed a handgun to each man’s head or neck and fired.
Ag Alert Update: Farm Bureau welcomes defeat of food labeling initiative
The largest organization representing California family farmers and ranchers thanked voters today for rejecting a ballot initiative that would have required foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to carry a special, California-only label. The California Farm Bureau Federation opposed Proposition 37, which voters defeated in yesterday’s statewide election.
Brown found path to Prop 30. victory in a divided California
On Tuesday night, a triumphant Gov. Jerry Brown told supporters in Sacramento that his tax-hike measure was a "unifying force." Californians were coming together, he said, to support schools and patch the state budget. But Brown’s victory may not have been possible without the deepening divisions that have characterized American politics.
Retirements, elections to impact House ag committee
Republicans maintained control of the US House of Representatives following Tuesday’s election. The elections will result in some changes to the membership of the House Committee on Agriculture when the […]
Poultry industry continues to improve worker safety record
The incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the poultry sector, which includes slaughter and processing, continues to decline, according to the 2011 Injury and Illness Report recently released […]