Study compares laying hen housing systems
A first-of-its-kind, commercial-scale study of housing alternatives for egg laying hens in North America has found no demonstrated presence of acute or chronic bird stress with any of the three […]
Poultry industry debates unflattering USA Today editorial
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) said its industry embraces animal welfare and sustainable farming concepts, in response to an unflattering USA Today editorial on the industry that ran Wednesday […]
Mexico easing U.S. poultry ban shows ebbing threat of flu
Mexico’s move to start allowing some imports of American chicken and turkey from states with commercial bird-flu cases signals that the disease’s threat to U.S. poultry exports is starting to […]
USDA implements 2014 Farm Bill provision to limit payments to non-farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to non-farmers, consistent with requirements Congress mandated in the 2014 Farm Bill. The proposed rule […]
Senate sends message against Clean Water rule with farm-state Democratic support
With some critical Democratic support, the Senate endorsed limiting the reach of a rule proposed by the Obama administration to re-define what ditches, ponds and other features are regulated by […]
Lawmakers weigh curbs on farm-animal antibiotics use
With leading medical authorities warning that public health is threatened by a “post-antibiotic future,” a panel of state lawmakers received testimony Tuesday from organizations representing Oregon doctors, nurses, farmers and […]
House votes to scrap “ambush election” NLRB rule; President promises to veto
The House voted yesterday to scrap a rule from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would speed up union elections. The resolution, doing away with what opponents refer to as […]
USDA develops new vaccine to fight poultry diseases
A vaccine that protects chickens against two infectious poultry diseases has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists. Microbiologist Qingzhong Yu and his colleagues at the Agricultural Research Service’s […]
Japan poultry ban lifted
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the ban on poultry products coming from Japan, nearly a year after the agency temporarily stopped admitting shipments from that country. In an […]
Scientists predict more animal antibiotic use by 2030
A team of researchers is predicting that the use of animal antibiotics will increase in use by 67 percent by 2030 from levels reported in 2010. The report – “Global trends […]