Turlock has thrived on turkey
Foster Farms, which celebrated 75 years in the poultry business this week, is a relative latecomer in this city’s turkey history. The Turlock area has been a major producer for […]
Temporary workers, paid sick days, back wages lead California labor priorities
Paid sick days. Tougher penalties for employers who withhold back wages. More liability for corporations that use subcontractors. The priority list of organized labor, a formidable force in the Legislature, […]
Poultry sector consumes the most feed
For 2013, Alltech assessed the compound feed production of 130 countries through information obtained in partnership with local feed associations and Alltech’s sales team, who visit more than 28,000 feed […]
Vilsack travels to Europe
Antibiotics, animal welfare and animal diseases were key points of discussion for US Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilack and Dr. Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health […]
Foster Farms recognized for 75 years of leadership in the California poultry industry
United States Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif) and David Valadao (R-Calif), and California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross joined Foster Farms President and […]
2014 CPF Summer Meeting Sponsors
Thank you to the following companies for their support of the CPF Summer Meeting: Agrecom, Inc.; Alltech; Alpha Inc. + Chore Time Inc.; Animal Health International; Aviagen Inc.; Aviagen Turkeys, […]
Another successful CPF Summer Meeting
Another successful CPF Summer Board Meeting was was held this past Monday and Tuesday, June 9 and 10 at The Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, California. Monday morning’s golf tournament […]
Poultry inspectors union urges passage of DeLauro amendment blocking USDA outsourcing plan
The American Federation of Government Employees is calling on House lawmakers to prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from implementing a new poultry inspection system that would jeopardize worker and […]
Controlling body weight of turkey breeder hens without feed restriction
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, which studied controlling the body weight of turkey breeder hens without […]
Butterball finds no mistreatment in latest activist video
One day after the release of an undercover video of alleged abuse of poults at a Butterball LLC facility in Raeford, N.C., the turkey processor announced that a panel of […]