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San Diego County looks to curb cockfighting

A week after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law two animal protection reforms, San Diego County will seek to curb illegal cockfighting by limiting the number of roosters residents are […]

Cargill announces voluntary ground turkey recall

Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, today announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of approximately 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company’s Springdale, Ark., facility from Feb. 20, 2011, through Aug. 2, 2011, due to possible contamination from Salmonella Heidelberg.

Chicken and Turkey Production Demystified

TUCKER, GA, July 27, 2011 – U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) announces the release of a new video that takes a look at how chickens and turkeys are raised in the United States. The video takes a behind-the-scenes look at hatcheries and poultry farms. It addresses areas such as sanitation practices, vaccination techniques, poultry diets, poultry litter management, and the safeguarding of natural resources, as well as highlights the sustainability of the modern poultry industry.

2011 CPF Annual Meeting and Conference

The California Poultry Federation Annual Meeting and Conference is set for Sept. 15-16 in Monterey, and again this year we couldn’t hold this popular event without the help of sponsoring companies, organizations, allied members and processing leaders. We need all of you to make this a success. I’ve attached a sponsor form that you can return by fax, email and/or snail mail; you will notice that out sponsor rates haven’t changed in 15 years, and I’m hopeful that will entice you to sponsor and make this one of our best meetings ever.