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 […]
The Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 avian influenza. Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted, is for use in people 18 years of age and older who are at high risk of exposure to the H5N1 virus. The vaccine will be added to the National Stockpile for distribution by public health officials if needed. It is not intended for commercial use, FDA said. The US Department of Health and Human Services bought the vaccine from ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec. The company is a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. “This vaccine could be used in the event that the H5N1 avian influenza virus develops the capability to spread efficiently from human to human, resulting in the rapid spread of disease across the globe,” said Karen Midthun, MD, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Read More
Helene Dillard, a plant disease expert, associate dean, and head of Cooperative Extension at Cornell University, has been named the new dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences […]
FDA approves avian flu vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 avian influenza. Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted, is for use in people 18 years of […]