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 […]
Washington Week Ahead: Senate moves nominees as impeachment trial set
The Senate is set to confirm Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen while formally starting an impeachment trial that threatens to slow down progress on President Joe Biden’s policy agenda. Meanwhile, Biden’s $1.9 trillion […]
Biden taps Jim Frederick for acting head of OSHA, deputy assistant secretary
President Joe Biden has appointed Jim Frederick OSHA’s acting administrator and the agency’s deputy assistant secretary.Most recently, Frederick worked as a senior consultant with ORC HSE Strategies, a National Safety […]
Genetic research explores potential resistance to campylobacter in chickens
Scientists have analysed genetic regions in chickens that are linked to the resistance of campylobacter, the leading cause of food poisoning in people. Their study revealed that while there are […]
Family-owned farms account for 96% of U.S. farms
Family farms comprise 96% of all U.S. farms, account for 87% of land in farms, and 82% of the value of all agricultural products sold, according to the 2017 Census […]
Biden White House announces regulatory ‘freeze’
President Joe Biden is slowing down the regulatory process in order to give his new executive team time to review pending or recently issued Trump administration rules. He also issued an […]