Most meat, poultry purchased by SF departments treated with antibiotics
City departments tasked for the first time with tracking antibiotics used in the production of the meat and poultry they purchased struggled to get accurate information from suppliers, according to […]
Bill would OK interstate sales of state-inspected meat, poultry
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds, R-SD, and Angus King, I-ME, have introduced the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act. The bipartisan bill would allow meat and poultry products sales […]
Auburn poultry technology center dedicated to industry innovation
Live poultry production in the U.S. is on the cusp of revolutionary changes, and Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC) is helping to ensure that producers are not left […]
Buckling down on biosecurity
“Practicing good biosecurity is like trying to lose weight,” a veterinarian once told Poultry Health Today. “It sounds simple, but it’s not that easy.” For this special report, our editors […]
What will meat companies do with all that tax savings?
Publicly traded processors’ quarterly results released in February showed a collective savings of roughly half a billion dollars in federal tax payments this year by the companies reporting. To read […]
‘Devil in the details’ on White House RFS meeting
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump convened a meeting at the White House with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa), Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and Pat Toomey […]
California passes UK to become world’s 5th largest economy
California surpassed the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world in 2017 with a gross domestic product of $2.7 trillion, according to new federal data released […]
OSHA state plan employers must report, too
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on April 30 that employers in state plans are now required to file their injury and illness reports using the federal […]
President taps Dr. Mindy Brashears as new undersecretary for food safety
President Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Mindy Brashears to be the US Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Undersecretary for Food Safety. US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the president’s selection. […]
How bipartisan are Senate Chicken Caucus members?
The Senate Chicken Caucus formed in 2013 with the intent of being a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators with a common interest in the chicken industry. According to information on […]