Year in Review 2020: Retail ratchets up
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, massive shifts showed up throughout the meat and poultry industry. One of the significant areas with drastic transformation was the supermarket retail landscape across the […]
APHIS celebrates 2020 accomplishments
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating the agency’s many successful efforts over the past year.“This has been a year like no […]
The Key to a Good Life? Lose Yourself in Something.
One of the best feelings in the world is losing your attachment to yourself. So much of our time is spent in self-focused ways. What happens if I do this? […]
Gavin Newsom names California’s first Latino U.S. senator to replace Kamala Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ successor in the U.S. Senate, making him the first Latino from California to fill […]
GOP state senator from Valley will chair ag committee in Democrat-controlled Capitol
Republican Andreas Borgeas will chair the State Senate Agriculture Committee, a rare distinction in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins made the appointment for the session that […]
Trump signs coronavirus relief, federal funding package
After days of uncertainty over whether he would issue a veto, President Donald Trump on Sunday evening signed a year-end spending bill with $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, including a third […]
State panel recommends vaccines go next to teachers, first responders, food and agricultural workers
By Victoria Colliver, Politico Pro 12/16/2020 California is considering prioritizing three groups of workers to receive Covid-19 vaccines after health care workers and nursing residents: those in education and child […]
France: Two Cases of HPAI on Duck Farms in France Threatening the Foie Gras Industry
The French Government announced this week that ducks on two farms in southwestern France were infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). All birds on both farms were culled. Experts […]
Bird Flu Present in a Quarter of Japan’s Prefectures
Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record has spread to new farms this week and is now present in around a quarter of the country’s 47 prefectures. Reuters reports that […]
Ethanol outlook goes from bad to worse
The coronavirus pandemic’s induced reduction in gasoline demand and fuel use resulted in 2 billion gallons in reduced ethanol production from March to November. That equals an estimated $3.8 billion in […]