CoBank: U.S. Poultry Outlook – This time things are different
The U.S. chicken industry has experienced an unprecedented run of historic profitability since 2012 and responded by significantly increasing production and processing capacity. Six new poultry processing plants are expected […]
Integrated plan with live production needed to meet new Salmonella standards
Poultry companies struggling to meet higher USDA standards for Salmonella need to increase control efforts in live production to help avoid dreaded Category 3 designations as well as potential regulatory […]
CPF welcomes new allied member: Ceva Animal Health
Ceva Animal Health has been recognized as the fastest growing Top 10 veterinary health company. Currently the sixth largest animal health company in the world, our goal is to be […]
Solving the dinner dilemma
What’s for dinner tonight? There’s a good chance you don’t know yet, said David Portalatin, vice president and industry adviser for The NPD Group, Inc. “The vast majority of Americans […]
Will USDA drop corn acreage by 3, 6 or 10 million?
Corn futures prices rallied about $0.90 per bushel since the beginning of May. The rally reflects expectations that planted acreage will fall well short of March intentions and on yield […]
USDA move becomes legislative target
Federal lawmakers continued to press for more data regarding the feasibility of moving the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) agencies of the […]
Shirley Helfand, longtime squab grower, passes away
(correction to last name) Shirley Helfand, wife of Stuart Helfand, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2019. The Helfands are member/growers of the Squab Producers of California. Shirley and Stuart […]
Thank You to all Sponsors of the 2019 Summer Meeting!
Agrecom, Inc.; Alltech; Alpha Inc. + Chore-Time Inc.; Animal Health International; Aviagen North America; Aviagen Turkeys, Inc.; Big Dutchman USA; Boehringer Ingelheim; Cobb-Vantress; Cryovac/Sealed Air Corporation; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Devenish […]
Thank You to all Sponsors of the 2019 Summer Meeting!
Agrecom, Inc.; Alltech; Alpha Inc. + Chore-Time Inc.; Animal Health International Aviagen North America; Aviagen Turkeys, Inc.; Big Dutchman USA Boehringer Ingelheim; Cobb-Vantress; Cryovac/Sealed Air Corporation Darling Ingredients Inc.; Devenish […]
A Successful 2019 CPF Summer Board Meeting and Golf Tournament!