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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 […]

USPOULTRY and NCC refute recent claims on poultry worker safety

In a white paper released today, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the National Chicken Council refute claims made in a recent report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice and provide facts about the poultry industry and its approach to worker safety. The report, Unsafe At These Speeds, begins by stating that injuries in the poultry industry are much more
frequent than for the private workforce as a whole, citing 2010 OSHA data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the injury and illness rate for poultry processing workers is 5.9% compared to 3.5% for all workers in the private sector. Recently released 2011 numbers place poultry processing workers at 5.8% compared to 3.5% for all workers in the private sector. The white paper provides more accurate approaches that should be taken to put the OSHA data in proper perspective. Read More  

AHA bus provides students lesson in animal welfare

Students at Portland’s Glenfair Elementary School were given a lesson in animal welfare at an American Humane Association’s Awareness Tour stop March 22. Students also were given an opportunity to board the AHA’s 82-foot mobile veterinary command center. The American Humane Association uses the rig when it attends to animals in natural disasters. The command center is equipped with veterinary services and rescue gear.

 

Blunt/Pryor amendment aims to save jobs

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO) and Mark Pryor (AR) introduced a bipartisan amendment to the Continuing Resolution (CR) today to protect private sector jobs by solving a funding gap for […]

Governor Brown announces appointments

Governor Brown announced the following changes to the State Water Resources Control Board. Both changes will become effective upon the retirement of Board Chair Charles R. Hoppin in April.    […]