Tyson Foods bids to buy Hillshire Brands
Tyson Foods announced that it proposes to acquire The Hillshire Brands Company for $50 per share in cash in a deal valued at $6.8 billion. The offer comes just days […]
Poultry supply growth is sllooooowww, but prices might still drop
Broiler supplies are growing much more slowly than analysts were anticipating earlier this year, and indications are that the slow pace will continue this calendar year. The Daily Livestock Report, […]
USDA to post final poultry inspection rule in July
USDA is scheduled to issue in July a final rule establishing new poultry inspection procedures, according to the Obama administration’s recently released spring agenda. USDA’s “Modernization of Poultry Inspection” puts some […]
Last call for the 2014 CPF Summer Board of Directors meeting
If you plan to attend the Summer meeting and have not yet registered, please contact our office. We also still are accepting sponsorships. For registration and sponsorship, phone Sandy at […]
Antibiotic reduction advocates target growth promotion marketing loophole
Last week, the Keep Antibiotics Working (KAW) coalition sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to police efforts by drug companies to sidestep Guidance […]
Bill to create “Office of Farm to Fork” clears Assembly
The creation of California’s “Office of Farm to Fork,” which would be integrated within the California Department of Food and Agriculture, took a major step toward becoming a reality. AB […]
Scientists forecast economic impacts of the drought on Central Valley agriculture
California’s drought will deal a severe blow to Central Valley irrigated agriculture and farm communities this year, and could cost the industry $1.7 billion and cause more than 14,500 workers […]
FSIS, CDC reach cooperation agreement
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that […]
Gov. Brown releases budget revision
With costs $2 billion higher than expected this year, Governor Jerry Brown urged “restraint and prudence” in releasing his revised budget plan this week, called the May Revise. State costs are higher […]
US Humane Society and other animal rights groups agree to $16 million settlement with Ringling Brothers
Feld Entertainment, the parent company of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, said this week it has received a nearly $16 million settlement from the U.S. Humane Society and […]