USDA to reopen FSA offices for additional services during government shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in […]
3 key factors impacting 2019 US poultry industry profits
Record US animal protein production, slower economic growth, and ample supplies of corn and soybeans all figure to play major roles in determining whether 2019 is profitable for US poultry […]
How demographics disrupted dinnertime
In recent years, millennials have been blamed for the downfall of canned tuna, mayonnaise, American cheese and cereal. Another casualty of the generation may be the traditional homecooked dinner. Shifting […]
USDA confirms virulent Newcastle Disease in backyard exhibition birds in Utah
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of virulent Newcastle disease in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens in […]
California state vet calls for cancellation of poultry exhibitions
California state veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has sent a letter to poultry exhibitors in California recommending that all poultry exhibitions be cancelled if they include birds from counties that are […]
E. coli vaccination helps contain losses in broilers with IB infection
Field experience with infectious bronchitis (IB) in broilers during a harsh winter demonstrated that vaccination for secondary Escherichia coli infection helped stem losses, according to Kalen Cookson, DVM, MAM. Broiler […]
Recalls of hazardous meat and poultry up 83 percent since 2013, report finds
Recalls of hazardous meat and poultry have gone up by more than 80 percent in the last six years, according to a new report out Thursday morning. One in six […]
Bird Flu remains a constant threat and could worsen
The new wave of Avian Influenza outbreaks in Vietnam and Thailand clearly shows that the avian virus remains endemic in Asia and that affected countries need to do more to […]
Strong GMO opponents tend to know the least about them, study says
Those who are the most opposed to genetically modified organisms tend to know the least about them -although they believe they know more than others – according to recent research. […]
French producers attack US decision on foie gras ban
French foie gras makers have accused the U.S. Supreme Court of bowing to false claims by vegetarian lobbyists with its refusal to hear an appeal against a California ban on […]