USDA: Corn to be king again in 2019
For 2019, USDA predicts U.S. farmers will plant 92 million acres of corn, which is a 3.3% jump from last year. Alternatively, farmers will plant 85 million acres of soybeans, […]
Management key to preventing green muscle disease in broilers
Poultry production in the US is at record levels and expected to continue rising thanks to consumer demand,1 especially for white meat. The trend has led to a steady increase in […]
Foster Farms appoints Dan Huber as Chief Executive Officer
Huber, previous Chief Operations Officer, has 23-year tenure with company Foster Farms, the West Coast’s leading poultry producer, announced that its board of directors has appointed Dan Huber, 53, to […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints farmer, conservationist Bill Lyons as special adviser on agricultural, water issues
By Mark Looker, Looker Communications Consultant Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 that William (Bill) Lyons, 68, of Modesto, has been appointed Agriculture Liaison in the Office of […]
Five ways Gavin Newsom made it clear he’s not Jerry Brown
A month after being inaugurated, Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State speech Tuesday to make his strongest showing yet that Jerry Brown is no longer in charge. He proposed […]
Foster Farms announces multi-million dollar expansion of Livingston plant
Today, Foster Farms President and CEO Laura Flanagan announced a multi-million dollar capital investment project that will support an expansion and upgrade of the company’s poultry processing facility in Livingston. […]
UGA researchers use machine learning to identify source of Salmonella outbreaks
A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety in Griffin has developed a machine-learning approach that could lead to quicker identification of […]
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on new steps to strengthen the agency’s process for issuing public warnings and notifications of recalls
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking new steps to strengthen and modernize the process for issuing a public warning about a voluntary recall and for notification of recalls. […]
USDA updates virulent Newcastle disease situation
During the week of Jan. 25-31, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed 26 cases of virulent Newcastle disease in California’s Los Angeles, Riverside […]
Worried about their chickens, hundreds crowd Norco meeting on deadly Newcastle disease
About 225 people jammed a Norco meeting hall Tuesday night, Feb. 5, to learn about a disease that has reached the town famous for its country, animal-keeping, lifestyle and poses […]