2017 Poultry Health Management School
The Poultry Health Management School will hold both a turkey/broiler and layer two-day program. The program will provide in-depth lecture presentations and hands-on training to those working in the poultry […]
Devenish adds Mike Blair, Ph.D. to poultry nutrition team
Devenish is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Blair, Ph.D. to our North American Poultry Team. Mike has a vast experience as a Poultry Nutritionist within our industry and […]
Efforts launched to restore animal welfare docs to USDA site
A group of animal activist organizations has sued USDA and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) over the recent removal of thousands of documents related to animal welfare […]
Rising demand for organic and non-GMO grains outpaces U.S. production
Increasing consumer demand for organic and non-GMO foods led to a sharp rise in organic grain imports in 2016-prompting food manufacturers to explore new incentives for U.S. growers transitioning to […]
Notice of availability of proposed changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites the public to review and comment on proposed changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Program Standards. […]
2017 CPF Winter Board Meeting
The CPF board of directors will meet on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency on L Street in Sacramento. A buffet breakfast will be […]
US egg producers predict not all hens cage free by 2025
The big story in the U.S. egg industry in 2016 was the number of cage-free purchase pledges made by major retail and foodservice shell egg purchasers, and similar pledges by […]
Fresh eggs and – Preparation H – for residents and backyard chickens
The five chickens that live behind Mark Verschell’s stately Takoma Park , Md., Victorian have an enviable existence, for birds. Their accommodations are a heated, trailer-style coop. Their enclosure protects […]
HPAI toll continues to rise in Asia, Germany
Bird culls in the wake of the months-long outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are continuing as Asian nations report higher cull figures and Germany also posts increasing bird […]
Modesto plant supplies squab, and it’s not your common pigeon
Chinese people launched the Year of the Rooster on Saturday, with help from a Modesto business that deals in a quite another kind of poultry. Squab Producers of California is […]