Investigation of E. coli outbreak continues
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reported a total of 24 people were infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O121. According to the CDC, 78 percent of the people are 21 years old or younger, seven of them were hospitalized. One person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, but no deaths have been reported. Current information indicates that consumption of frozen food products made by Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, NY, is the likely source of infection, CDC said.
New avain influenza strain in China
The World Health Organization says there is no evidence that a type of avian influenza which killed two men in Shanghai, China can be transmitted between people. The men, ages […]
Sodium, hiding in plain sight
Centuries ago, salt was more valuable than gold, but today the condiment has fallen out of favor. Now we know that its main component, sodium, can raise blood pressure, increasing […]
Big Agriculture flexes its muscle
Congress holds the purse strings, but who holds Congress these days when it comes to farm policy: the meatpackers and Monsanto? So it seemed last week as lawmakers sent the […]
Salmonella needs poultry industry’s constant attention
Salmonella Enteritidis is a major problem in the egg industry worldwide due to the public health significance of the vertically transmitted pathogen. Studies conducted in Columbia in conjunction with the […]
Pork, dairy producers launch animal welfare initiative
The National Pork Producers Council, National Pork Board, the dairy industry and the Center for Food Integrity this week jointly launched an initiative to encourage the immediate reporting of animal […]
Consumer poultry prices experience temporary drop
The consumer price for poultry meats dropped slightly from January to February, in direct contrast to pork and beef, which both edged up. The estimated consumer price for poultry products […]
Big Agriculture flexes its muscle
Congress holds the purse strings, but who holds Congress these days when it comes to farm policy: the meatpackers and Monsanto?
So it seemed last week as lawmakers sent the White House an updated budget for the Agriculture Department complete with industry-backed orders on how Secretary Tom Vilsack should run the place. Read more
Russia doubles its turkey production
"Turkey production in Russia boomed in 2012", stated Vladimir Fisinin, President of the Russian Union of Poultry Farmers speaking at a recent conference. According Fisinin, in 2012 the industrial production […]
California farmers team up to convert sugar beets to ethanol
Amid the vast almond orchards and grape fields that surround Five Points in California’s Central Valley, a once-dominant crop that has nearly disappeared from the state’s farms is making a […]