Secretary Vilsack: The best biosecurity job may not be good enough
“Two hundred and thirty-two enterprises and operations have been hit by avian influenza since early spring with nearly 50 million birds depopulated. This has caused USDA to reach out to […]
HPAI warnings along Eastern Flyway take wing
East Coast poultry producers and processors are again being warned by various entities about the upcoming fall waterfowl migration in light of the 2014-2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza […]
States seek 9th Circuit relief on Calif. hen law
Six feather-friendly states urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their challenge of a California law on hen-cage sizing that has already contributed to a rise in egg prices. Proposition 2, […]
House subcommittee holds hearing to evaluate the federal, state responses to avian influenza
The House Livestock and Foreign Agriculture subcommittee on Thursday hosted a hearing to discuss the federal and state response to avian influenza. Speakers included Dr. John Clifford of USDA Animal […]
CPF Annual Conference Speaker
Mike Brown, President, National Chicken Council Mike Brown also will be speaking at the CPF Annual Conference. Brown is president of the National Chicken Council. As president, Brown […]
Register now for the CPF Quality Assurance Seminar Deadline to register is August 19
Registration forms have been mailed to CPF member companies for the CPF/Pacific Egg and Poultry Association (PEPA) joint seminar two days in August (August 25th in Ontario, California and August […]
Petaluma egg ranch workers wearing bio-hazard suits to prevent avian flu outbreak
The price of eggs at the supermarket has skyrocketed lately due to the avian flu outbreak, and a Petaluma rancher is putting his chicken farm under bio-hazard lock down to […]
Vilsack, Branstad comment at avian flu conference
The U-S Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, was in Des Moines Tuesday morning to talk about the federal response to the avian influenza. Iowa has seen more cases of the […]
Biosecurity key piece of puzzle in combatting avian influenza
“Nothing about biosecurity is difficult to master. There are three general principles to a successful program – go onto a farm clean, leave the farm clean, and if in doubt…clean […]
Ag secretary lobbies for avian flu insurance for poultry farmers
Minnesotans applauded U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack after he advocated for an insurance program for farmers affected by avian influenza. Vilsack called for Congress to include funding for such a […]