Congressmen Long and Costa lead bill to protect farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers
Today, Congressmen Billy Long (R-MO-7) and Jim Costa (D-CA-16) introduced H.R. 5275, the Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act, or ACRE Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives with strong […]
Congress adds momentum to restoring CERCLA exemptions
With a federal court order set to impose a massive reporting deadline on farmers in six weeks, the National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and […]
Avian influenza viruses can persist in footbaths and manure
Growers shouldn’t assume the disinfectants they use in footbaths are effective against avian influenza (AI), indicates a study from the University of California-Davis. Researchers conducted a survey about biosecurity practices […]
Selection of chickens with increased disease resistance one step closer
Chickens selected for higher levels of natural antibodies have a stronger immune response, according to researchers with Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands. This provides insight into possible […]
Pickin’ N Pluckin’ Recognized for Environmental Excellence by USPOULTRY
Pickin’ N Pluckin’ in Ridgefield, Wash., was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2018 […]
Research may improve future probiotics
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif., in which researchers may have found a […]
USDA withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule
USDA announced today it has withdrawn the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule published on Jan. 19, 2017. The withdrawal becomes effective May 13, 2018. Significant policy and legal […]
BRF execs barred from returning to Brazil’s top chicken exporter
Executives of major food processor BRF SA who were released by police on Friday will not be able to return to their posts at the company, the world’s largest poultry […]
Low-path H7N1 detected at Missouri turkey farm
Veterinary officials in the United States today reported a presumptive low-pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in Missouri, according to a notification today from the World […]
Please don’t start a global trade war, President Trump
What Donald Trump clearly cannot see through the prism of his own warped ideology is that the US is so far behind in its trade imbalance with the world that […]