House ag appropriations bill approved by committee
The House Appropriations Committee June 28 approved the fiscal year 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The legislation funds important agricultural and food programs and services, including food and medical product safety, […]
Mexico is no longer No. 1 U.S. corn-buyer after trade tensions
Mexico is no longer the biggest buyer of corn from the U.S., a sign that trade tensions are pushing American grain toward other markets while its southern neighbor lines up […]
France confirms new case of bird flu
France has confirmed a new case of H5N8 bird flu just 15 km from the location of a recent Belgian outbreak. Hopes that higher temperatures had brought an end to […]
Should we tap the brakes on slow-growth chicken?
Consumers advocating the use of slow-growth chickens mistakenly assume these birds have better welfare conditions, Terrence O’Keefe, editor and content director, Watt AgNet, told Poultry Health Today. Put another way: […]
Japan and Europe counter Trump with colossal trade deal
Thirty years ago, as Donald Trump gave what is widely considered to be the first campaign speech of his career, he criticized one country above all for cheating the United […]
FSIS notice addresses woody breast, white striping
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a notice instructing inspection personnel on how to identify and verify that poultry establishments are removing tissues that may be associated with […]
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes to delay compliance date for electronically submitting injury, illness reports
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today proposed a delay in the electronic reporting compliance date of the rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, […]
Salmonella infection linked to residential chickens
In June the Merced County Department of Public Health issued a warning to residents of a salmonella infection linked to contact with live poultry. One case had been reported in […]
Getting the hatchery ready for ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ production
Sanitation is the key to success when a hatchery completely removes antibiotics from its process, Josh Mulkey told Poultry Health Today. Mulkey is hatchery manager for Tyson at the Dahlonega, […]
Organic food sales jump 8.4 percent in 2016
The U.S. organic industry maintained steady growth in 2016, with food sales increasing 8.4 percent to $43 billion – breaking the $40 billion mark for the first time. The sizable […]