NCC statement on former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s nomination for USDA Secretary
National Chicken Council President Mike Brown released the following statement in response to reports that former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue was to be nominated to lead the U.S. Department of […]
Resolution refresh: Less than half of Americans consider their diet to be healthy
With every new year comes new resolutions. For many Americans that means working out more, de-stressing or eating better and, according to new research from Mintel, it couldn’t come at […]
American Humane names Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Janet Helms to lead farm animal program
American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare, announced the appointment of Dr. Janet Helms to the position of National Director of […]
USDA: Avian flu discovery reinforces need for vigilance
With the recent detection of H5N2 avian influenza in a hunter-harvested duck in Montana, USDA Chief Veterinarian Jack Shere is urging poultry producers to be highly vigilant. The strain of […]
Defend the Flock – Biosecurity information for commercial poultry
The U.S. commercial poultry industry is a large and important segment of our agricultural success. Federal, state, industry and producers work closely together to protect the health of our nation’s […]
Brown’s budget includes boosts for CDFA, ag education
Gov. Jerry Brown’s $122.5 billion initial state spending plan for 2017-18 calls for a slight boost for its main agriculture agency to fund efforts to regulate marijuana, fight plant pests […]
National Chicken Council calls for balance between animal care, environmental, economic impact in chicken production
NCC urges consumers, the foodservice and retail industries, and non-governmental organizations to invest in studying the impact in the U.S. of the growing market for “slower growing” broiler chickens. A […]
Hickman’s Family Farms to send eggs to South Korea
Hickman’s Family Farms will load six truckloads of shell eggs to be loaded onto Korean Airlines for departure to South Korea on Thursday evening, Jan. 12. Three more flights to […]
USDA detects Eurasian lineage H5 Avian Influenza in a wild mallard duck in Montana
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has detected the presence of Eurasian/North American reassortant H5N2 avian influenza in a wild mallard duck […]
US broiler farms monitor nutrient runoff practices
The Arkansas Discovery Farm Program (ADF) is a stakeholder-led research and development program that monitors water quality on private working poultry farms to document the true impacts of agricultural production […]