USDA to enhance testing and monitoring for H5N1
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced recently that the agency is planning to enhance testing and monitoring for H5N1, building on measures […]
Expect to see more cases of chicken substituting for beef
As chicken continues to be a more affordable protein option than beef, you can expect to see more foodservice establishments “substituting” chicken for beef, said Chris DuBois, executive vice president […]
USDA extends comment period on Salmonella framework for raw poultry
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced it elected to extended the comment period for its proposed rule on the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products until Jan. […]
Poultry meat production leads animal protein despite decline
Despite an expected decline of 0.7% to 139 million metric tons (MT), global poultry production in 2024 will surpass the production of other protein sources compared to 2023’s output, according […]
Study determines bacitracin use in poultry offers ‘negligible risk’ to human health
Using the antibiotic bacitracin in poultry poses virtually no risk of an untreatable human infection from antimicrobial-resistant bacteria originating from chicken and turkey products, reports Randall Singer, DVM, PhD, University […]
Vilsack: White House urging ports, dockworkers to reach deal
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Saturday that the Biden administration has no plans to intervene to stop a dockworker strike, and he also urged lawmakers to “get practical” in their […]
US-Mexico rail delays hit farm sector ahead of possible ports strike
Rail backlogs are disrupting export trade between the United States and Mexico and snarling agricultural supply chains as the fall harvest is under way, Reuters reported, citing agriculture groups on Friday. […]
Congress pushes again for year-round E15
Lawmakers are once again pushing to expand E15 sales. On Friday, a bipartisan group of House Representatives, led by Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced the Nationwide Consumer […]
NCC Joins Hundreds of Organizations in Urging White House to Intervene to Prevent East and Gulf Coast Ports Strike
NCC recently joined 176 other national and state agriculture and trade associations in a letter to President Biden expressing concern regarding a possible strike on October 1 by workers at […]
Latest Packers and Stockyards Rule is Ill-advised, Vague and Costly; NCC Urges Withdrawal
The National Chicken Council (NCC) on Wednesday strongly urged USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” which reflects an impermissible […]