Food Discoveries: Connecting our farmers and ranchers with consumers
Consumers continue to have important questions and concerns about their food. They want to know "Is the food we’re eating healthy long-term?" and "Is the planet able to sustain the amount of food we’re producing?".
Short supply and elevated prices common throughout protein markets
"Short supply and elevated prices are a pretty common theme throughout all protein sectors," said John Carley, VP and Senior RM for Wells Fargo Bank. He was speaking to feed ingredient purchasing managers and other poultry industry professionals who had gathered at the 2011 Grain Forecast and Economic Outlook Conference in Atlanta, GA. The conference was sponsored by USPOULTRY.
Turkeys to sell out before holidays
Turkey producers in the Golden State have been urging consumers to get their orders for Thanksgiving birds in early. Growers such as Foster Farms, Zacky Farms, Willie Bird and others expect to be sold out of fresh turkeys well before the Nov. 24 holiday.
PLF suit targets EPA’s greenhouse regs for trucks, RVs and other heavy vehicles
Pacific Legal Foundation announced that it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration’s greenhouse emissions standards for heavy duty and medium duty vehicles.
Animals and porn: yet another off-the-wall scheme for attention
Just when you think you’ve heard it all: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has announced the launch in December of an XXX porn website. Supposedly aimed at promoting veganism and animal rights, the site will, a PETA spokesperson says, feature pornographic photos and videos, along with gruesome images of animal brutality.
Report: Industry spent millions as Congress weighed fate of subsidies
The biofuels industry has poured millions of dollars into lobbying as Congress debates whether to end a key ethanol tax credit, according to a report released yesterday by a right-leaning Washington think tank.
KOVR Sacramento news station runs story on ethanol
Click here to watch the special story about ethanol aired by KOVR (CBS) news from Sacramento. The video, part of the "On the Money" news segment, includes interviews with Bill Mattos, president of California Poultry Federation and Andrew Carlson, Fulton Valley Farms.
FSIS asks inspectors to dig deeper on salmonella inspections
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking its inspectors to review data from any programs that establishments use to control or monitor salmonella in raw classes of product. FSIS […]
Perry disses ethanol in Iowa
Texas Governor Rick Perry thrashed the ethanol issue in corn country Tuesday, arguing the federal government should get out of the business of picking winners and losers and end federal […]
Fresno State joins I Love Farmers… They Feed My Soul “AGvocacy” movement
Fresno State, has joined the national agricultural advocacy group, I Love Farmers…They Feed My Soul and other colleges nationwide to promote the importance American agriculture, Thursday, November 10 from 11:00-2:00, […]