Share Your Turkey! Photo Contest
Brines, dry rubs, roasting, smoking, grilling and deep-frying… so many ways to prepare your holiday turkey! The California Poultry Federation wants you to share your special whole turkey preparation of […]
Support for food-labeling Prop. 37 dropping, polls show
Proposition 37 on this year’s ballot asks Californians to decide whether manufacturers should be required to label foods made with genetically engineered ingredients. If the measure is approved, California would […]
Meat, poultry companies mobilize disaster relief
Meat and poultry companies are contributing to disaster relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Hormel Foods Corp. announced a donation of four semi-trailer loads of food […]
Brazil’s corn and ethanol exports surge in the wake of U.S. drought
Brazil’s trade ministry said the country’s exports of corn and ethanol rose in October as foreign buyers turned to Brazil after the worst drought in 50 years ravaged U.S. crops, […]
Foodborne illness affects millions annually
Food recalls are on the rise and food safety systems are broken with 48 million Americans getting sick every year at the price tag of more than $77 billion in […]
‘The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker Struggle’ documentary to screen in Modesto Nov. 29
A documentary about the historic 2009 march of farmers and farm workers across the heart of the California Central Valley to demand that irrigation water restrictions be overturned and their water supply be turned back on is coming to Modesto’s State Theater Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. "The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker Struggle" highlights the human impact an environmental decision had on the farming community when its water supply was shut off, and the march farmers and farm workers staged in order to fight for their water.
Ethanol Production: Economic impact on meat and poultry consumption, value, and jobs
The ongoing debate on "Food vs. Fuel" that has surrounded the implementation of the 2007 corn-based ethanol blending mandates (the RFS) has centered on the increasing cost of feedstuffs. The debate seems to assume that higher feed costs and food prices are simply passed along to consumers.
Innovative technology provides power from poultry poop
A new heat recovery system for poultry litter may hold some promise for energy cost control for Maryland farmers – and may even reap environmental benefits. In a nutshell, the […]
New England poultry producers may see effects from Sandy
Instead of an early snowfall this time of year, farmers along the eastern seaboard are dealing with flood waters and wind damage from Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to affect […]
Meat, poultry companies prep for Hurricane Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, meat and poultry companies are preparing to ride out a massive and life-threatening storm. Hurricane Sandy is forecast to make landfall the night of Oct. 29, bringing with it sustained tropical storm-force winds, historic surge levels and heavy snowfall in the Appalachians, according to the National Weather Service.