2012 CPF Annual Conference and Meeting
Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, speakers and guests for making the CPF 2012 Annual Conference and Meeting last week in Monterey, California, a huge success!
FSIS clarifies which chickens to get salmonella tests
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has published a notice instructing inspectors on which young chicken products are eligible for carcass sampling in its salmonella and campylobacter verification testing program. […]
EPA extends comment period for waiver of RFS
An extension of the public comment period associated with the August 30, 2012, Federal Register notice, "Request for Comment on Letters Seeking a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard" was […]
National Chicken Council and other groups say economic harm more apparent with USDA’s reduction
USDA’s monthly "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates" (WASDE) report this week confirmed further deterioration in this year’s U.S. corn harvest, thus exacerbating an already dire situation, the National Chicken Council and other animal agricultural organizations said in a press release Wednesday.
Oil industry warns RFS waiver may hinder compliance, investment plans
Oil industry officials are raising concerns that a potential EPA waiver of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) could hinder the sector’s plans for investing in new production and complying with agency rules, as the potential for a waiver creates major uncertainty about how much renewable fuel the industry will have to produce.
FDA warns Iowa egg firm over bacteria
A company that promised to clean up Iowa’s egg industry after a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010 said Friday that a recent government safety inspection discovered the bacteria in two of its barns and that it took steps to protect consumers.
Increasing chicken feed costs may raise meat prices
A new U.N. survey revealed that the price of meat rose worldwide last month, in part because of the summer drought in the United States. Once again, much of it […]
Before the U.S. biofuels boom took off in 2007, the food vs. fuel debate raged: can we afford to use
Before the U.S. biofuels boom took off in 2007, the food vs. fuel debate raged: can we afford to use corn for ethanol in a starving world? Five years later, farm bankers ask: can we afford not to? "Ethanol demand is the linchpin of the current pricing model that we have," said Michael Swanson, agricultural economist at Wells Fargo, the largest commercial bank lender to U.S. farmers.
EPA opens 30-day comment period on RFS waivers; comments due Sept. 26
In a notice posted yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is seeking comments on letters requesting a waiver of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) and matters relevant […]