Trump ‘gets what you’re saying’: Agriculture secretary talks immigration, water and food stamps on California tour
“You might already know this …,” Central Valley farmer Sarah Woolf offered politely, before launching on a primer on California’s convoluted water system. “No, I don’t,” Sonny Perdue, Trump’s secretary […]
Pork, poultry, and beef associations applaud bill that would exempt farms from reporting emissions
Legislation strongly supported by the National Pork Producers Council, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, The National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, and United Egg Producers […]
Value of US poultry and egg exports up most since 2013
The dollar value of combined U.S. poultry and egg exports increased by 10.5 percent in 2017, a bigger gain than in any year since 2013, according to a new analysis […]
Grassley wants Perdue to help man the ethanol barricade
Sen. Chuck Grassley came down hard on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week for failing to defend corn interests vital to his home state, even going so far as to […]
House appropriators ready to carve up budget deal
A side agreement among congressional leaders to allocate some of the new nondefense funding to opioid abuse prevention, infrastructure and several other priorities is complicating the plan to write a […]
Can Americans eat more chicken? U.S. industry bets on growth
As if Americans didn’t have enough chicken on the menu already, production of the nation’s most-popular meat is headed for the biggest growth spurt in more than a decade. Companies […]
Talking Turkey: Seeing through the myths on cages, factory farms and antibiotics
Closing the distance from farm to fork, America’s turkey farmers, represented by the National Turkey Federation, have prepared a new series of videos and resources offering common-sense answers about raising […]
Court recognizes challenges tied to CERCLA reporting for poultry and egg farmers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order Feb. 1, granting an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request for an additional extension of the current stay […]
Ag secretary Perdue wants input on regulations
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he wants help from agriculture businesses in identifying specific regulatory burdens that make doing business difficult. His vision is to make the U.S. Department […]
USPOULTRY recognizes Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award finalists and award recipients
USPOULTRY recognized six poultry farm winners and three finalists who received the annual Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award at the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2018 International Production & […]