New purchase & use restrictions for second generation anticoagulant rodenticides
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will be implementing new regulations, effective on July 1, 2014, that will impact entities who purchase and use second generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) products […]
Vilsack wants poultry inspection changes approved this year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to modernize the nation’s poultry inspection process is being met with controversy. Despite that, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack remains hopeful the plan will be […]
Antibiotic-free movement gains more supporters
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday advanced a resolution supporting a statewide and national ban on nontherapeutic uses of antibiotics in livestock production. The aim is to help prevent the […]
New purchase & use restrictions for second generation anticoagulant rodenticides
The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will be implementing new regulations, effective on July 1, 2014, that will impact entities who purchase and use second generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) products […]
Proactivity can increase mill efficiency for long-term
“There is no best time for a feed mill machinery breakdown to occur. But, if you could predict when a failure is going to occur, what would you do?,” asked […]
Meat industry loses attempt to block Country-of-Origin Labeling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is allowing Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) of the born, raised and slaughtered production step on meat to continue. COOL […]
The tally is in: Ethanol ‘blend wall’ cost refiners at least $1.35 billion
Last year’s spike in the price of ethanol blending credits cost independent refiners at least $1.35 billion, more than three times as much as the year before, according to a […]
Organic poultry plant in Nevada to create hundreds of jobs
A company that specializes in green energy solutions has won approval to launch a $20-million organic poultry meat and egg production plant in west central Nevada that is expected to […]
Mao Foods, Inc. joins CPF
Mao Foods, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA has joined the California Poultry Federation. Mao Foods, Inc. is a USDA poultry processor of raw, ready-to-cook Jidori chicken. For more information, please […]
25 drug companies to phase out animal antibiotics
Twenty-five pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Citing a potential threat […]