Newsom vetoes bill to provide rehiring protections for workers laid off amid COVID-19 pandemic
Newsom vetoes bill to provide rehiring protections for workers laid off amid COVID-19 pandemic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided sweeping new labor protections for […]
Foster Farms donates
Foster Farms donates 19 tons of chicken to Northwest Harvest in Kent 19 tons of chicken to Northwest Harvest in Kent California-based Foster Farms donated 75,000 servings of chicken to […]
UC Davis establishes research, training in cultivated meat
Is cultivated meat — essentially, animal protein grown under lab conditions — a nourishing prospect to help feed the world, or is it more sizzle than steak? A consortium of […]
EU placed on alert for new avian flu outbreaks
European Union countries are being urged to step up surveillance and biosecurity measures to guard against possible new outbreaks of avian influenza this year, according to the European Food Safety […]
Food, ag product trade more than doubles in two decades
Global agri-food trade has more than doubled since 1995, amounting to $1.5 trillion in 2018, with emerging and developing countries’ exports on the rise and accounting for more than one-third […]
COVID Presumption Signed – Effective Immediately
The Governor signed SB 1159, creating the rebuttable presumption that cases of COVID-19 are work-related. The law requires certain conditions to be met – including the obvious requirement that an […]
Species Focus: Gobbling beyond Thanksgiving
In 2019, the National Turkey Federation (NTF) took its Turkey Smoke campaign nationwide. The federation set out to educate more consumers – specifically those who participate in barbecue competitions – […]
Researchers at Iowa State explore the resilience of agriculture supply chains
A new project from Iowa State University will investigate how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the US food supply chain, with an eye for short- and long-term solutions to prevent […]
Rabobank: Volatile poultry market expected into 2021
Dealing with volatile poultry markets along with pressures from foodservice and wholesale customers will be a balancing act for food companies throughout the rest of 2020 and into 2021, according […]
3 food safety technologies to improve poultry processing
Blockchain and other digital technologies could help keep the food supply chain strong, from farm to fork. Three innovations at the Virtual Poultry Tech Summit offer creative solutions to food […]