2025 California Poultry Federation Annual Conference and Meeting
Wayne Hoffman, featured Banquet entertainment Multi-award winning Wayne Hoffman is recognized as one of the top mentalists in the world. He is an in demand television personality who tours the […]
Detection and estimation of Salmonella using digital PCR
The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS) has declared Salmonella as an adulterant in raw breaded stuffed chicken products that exceed 1 CFU/gram, necessitating the development of methods for quantifying […]
GOP redistricting gives Republican edge, but no guarantee in House battle
President Trump’s campaign to redraw House maps in GOP states around the country will make it tougher for Democrats to win back control of the chamber in next year’s midterms, […]
Poultry’s outlook positive but far from risk free
While global poultry markets may have performed well over the first half of 2025, uncertainty makes the view over the second half of this year less clear. Market fundamentals around […]
US Senate approves $1 million for poultry diagnostics lab
The United States Senate approved legislation that would allocate $1 million to expand the testing capacity for the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostics Lab in Willmar, Minnesota. The funding is […]
GLP-1 drugs, MAHA movement increase chicken demand
The convergence of anti-obesity medications and evolving food policy could significantly boost protein consumption in 2025, creating new opportunities for broiler producers, according to Nick Fereday, executive director at Rabobank‘s research […]
Organic acids have little effect as a Salmonella intervention in broiler study
Including organic acids in birds’ drinking water has been suggested as an option to help mitigate levels of Salmonella in poultry. However, in an Auburn University study, their effects were […]
High costs after tariffs pose threat to Trump and GOP
The cost of living in America is projected to rise because of President Trump’s latest round of tariffs, and that’s a political problem for the president and Republican lawmakers in […]
Poultry producers still exempt from EPA emission reporting
A federal district court has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2019 exemption not requiring poultry and egg producers to report air emissions from animal waste decomposition. The U.S. District […]
Brashears again nominated to lead USDA food safety operations
Mindy Brashears, who served as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Safety from 2019 to 2021, has been nominated to return to her former post. […]