Debate over GIPSA heats up
A coalition of sustainable agriculture and whistleblower protection advocates delivered a petition to Congress urging lawmakers to allow the US Dept. of Agriculture to finalize rules the coalition believes will […]
Hoeven: Interior EPA appropriations bill includes Hoeven language to stop WOTUS implementation
Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 appropriations bill for the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Universities call for increased food, ag research funding
Thirteen prominent research institutions in the U.S. joined the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation in calling for a surge in federal support of food and agricultural science. Retaking the Field, […]
USPOULTRY Foundation accepting applications for industry education recruitment funding
The USPOULTRY Foundation is now accepting applications from colleges and universities for Industry Education Recruitment Funding. The funding supports student recruitment at colleges and universities that cultivate careers in the […]
Minnesota’s turkey industry recovers from avian flu
Minnesota’s commercial turkey industry is almost back to full strength, after an avian flu outbreak last year that resulted in the deaths of almost ten-million birds. After the outbreak, lawmakers […]
Foster Farms honored with top industry award
California-based Foster Farms has been selected as 2016 Processor of the Year by The National Provisioner, a leading meat and poultry trade publication that has been covering the industry for […]
Seminar focuses on biosecurity and AI
“Cost is the number one reason for ingredient changes,” said Dr. Amy Batal, corporate nutritionist for Sanderson Farms, during her presentation on “Ingredient Changes … Why Are They Important and […]
Agriculture Committee leadership request comment period extension for USDA organic livestock and poultry rule
U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Committee leadership recently called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grant a 90-day extension of the public comment period for the Agency’s proposed rule […]
UEP sets goal to phase out male chick culling
United Egg Producers (UEP) announced that it is encouraging the development of alternatives to the practice of male chick culling, with the goal of phasing out the practice in egg […]
The Summer Board Meeting and Golf Tournament was a great success thanks to these generous Sponsors!
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