Essential agriculture workers in California to get COVID-19 vaccine on farms
Deemed an essential workforce during the pandemic, California’s mostly Latino farmworkers are also underrepresented in the state’s vaccination program, health officials and activists say, prompting the delivery of shots in […]
Germany to ban culling of day old male chicks next year
German Agriculture Minister Julia Klockner has announced that the culling of day old male chicks will be outlawed from next year. Speaking to mark the start of Germany’s International Green […]
Regulatory freeze stalls latest round of CFAP payments
In accordance with the White House memo, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, USDA has suspended the processing and payments under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Additional Assistance and has halted implementation […]
White House says U.S.-China trade deal among issues in broad review
The Biden administration will review all national security measures put in place by former President Donald Trump, including the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal signed in January 2020, White House […]
How chaotic will the California egg market be in 2022?
With retail cage-free egg sales volume in California running just slightly higher than the US average, implementation of Proposition 12 requirements for egg sales won’t be smooth. Proposition 12 requires […]
Pathways to protection: How one vaccine decision can affect options for managing other diseases in broilers
Broiler operations naturally want to provide the best disease protection for the least cost, but deciding which vaccines to use and when can be a daunting task. First, there are […]
Americans to eat record 1.42 billion chicken wings for Super Bowl LV
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in many ways. One thing that hasn’t changed: America’s love for chicken wings. This is no more apparent than on Super Bowl weekend, […]
USDA announces new senior staff
Jewel H. Bronaugh, Virginia commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, was nominated this month to be deputy secretary of agriculture. If confirmed by the US Senate, she would be the […]
The chicken cut dietitians want you to eat more often (it’s not the breast)
Our love for chicken doesn’t seem to be waning: About half of all chicken eaters say they’re cooking more of the popular poultry since the COVID-19 pandemic started, according to […]
‘Fair share’ of challenges ahead for animal protein
The biggest question on everyone’s mind currently is how much 2021 will look like 2020, Will Sawyer, lead animal protein economist at CoBank, said during Market Intelligence Forum, held virtually […]