18 House members request language to limit government support for corn ethanol
A group of 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the chairmen of the House Judiciary and Rules committee, sent a letter this week to the leaders of […]
National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotics have been a critical public health tool since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, saving the lives of millions of people around the world. Today, however, the emergence of […]
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 […]