FSIS Administrator Almanza and USDA Deputy Chief of Staff MacMillan being considered to replace Hagen
Al Almanza, administrator of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Anne MacMillan, USDA’s deputy chief of staff, are at the top of the shortlist for replacing outgoing Undersecretary for Food […]
Senator Dianne Feinstein and Ron Foster discuss poultry issues
Ron Foster discusses chicken, salmonella and other USDA issues with Senator Dianne Feinstein this week in San Francisco. Foster, CEO of Foster Farms, and CPF President Bill Mattos talked with […]
National Turkey Federation keeps focus on RFS volatility of feed costs
The National Turkey Federation on Thursday will encourage government regulators at a national public hearing to proceed with their one-year proposed decrease in the 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) but […]
Volatility, uncertainty in corn market due to RFS equally damaging for chicken producers
“We are thankful and support the action that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken, and appreciate the one year volume reduction, but, quite frankly, chicken producers need a […]
FSIS releases Salmonella action plan
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a comprehensive action plan detailing the agency’s strategy to address Salmonella prevention in meat and poultry products. A top […]
SJ Valley farms contribute turkey, trimmings to holiday meals
As families sat down for their Thanksgiving meals, chances were good that something on their table originated from California’s San Joaquin Valley. In fact the star of the meal–turkey–was among […]
Young farmers planting futures in San Mateo County
Tony Cozzolino and his wife, Stephanie, are not your typical millennials. While the majority of their peers live in the increasingly connected and tech-savvy Bay Area, the Cozzolinos have chosen […]
Birding adventures in Northern California
If December’s constant diet of shopping, eating, shopping, football and shopping puts you in a Scroogey kind of mood, maybe it’s time for a breath of fresh air. In Northern […]
National Thanksgiving turkey presentation to President Obama
President Barack Obama today accepted the National Thanksgiving Turkey from National Turkey Federation Chairman John Burkel of Badger, Minnesota. The presentation has occurred each year since 1947. “This is […]
Rare photo released of President Kennedy with California turkey
A photo was just released on November 22, 2013 on the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The photo depicts the President along with other officials gathered around […]