UC Davis job opportunity at the Turlock CAHFS lab
Necropsy Technician (STAFF RESEARCH ASSOC 1) $18.25 – $21.77 / hourly plus generous benefits package Job Requisition #03009101 Final Filing Date: 02/01/13 This position is located in: California Animal Health […]
Dalton Rasmussen new President/CEO of Squab Producers of California
Dalton Rasmussen took over the reins this January as President/CEO of Squab Producers of California (SPOC). Squab Producers of California is a Modesto, CA-based co-op that is the nation’s largest processor of this kind of poultry, and a long-time member of California Poultry Federation. Bob Shipley, former President/CEO, has retired after 32 years as president of Squab Producers of California.
Jack Engle, long time CPF board member, to retire Feb. 1
Long time California Poultry Federation board member Jack Engle will retire effective Feb. 1, and his leadership and dedication to the poultry and egg industry will be honored during a reception in Modesto (see attached flyer) on Feb. 7. Another board member, Bob Shipley, will also be honored in retirement. (See the Shipley story in our
January 3 Update).
Congressmen snag key assignments
This has been a good month for Valley congressmen seeking to represent local interests at a high level in Congress. First there was Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, being named to […]
Corn prices could soar or crash, Iowa State economist predicts
Corn ending stocks are projected by USDA at "dangerously low levels." Those low levels, coupled with ongoing drought, could send prices soaring or crashing just as they did in 2008 and 2009, when prices rose to record-highs only to crash following the Great Recession, according to Chad Hart, agricultural economist at Iowa State University, in an interview with AgWeb.com.
Rep. Nunes Appointed Chairman of Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade
Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) today was appointed by the House Ways and Means Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade. "It’s an honor to have been given this responsibility at […]
Record US corn crop possible despite drought-Texas A&M economist
U.S. corn production, slashed dramatically by drought in 2012, could rebound to a record-large crop this year if yields improve moderately, said an agricultural economist from Texas A&M University on Monday.
The economist, David Anderson, also said pork production could top beef in 2014, pushing beef into third place in U.S. meat production.
USDA offers loans to farmers who grow for locals
With interest in locally grown food soaring, the federal government said Tuesday it has created a small loan program to help community farmers who might not be able to borrow money from banks.
Call it seed money. The low-interest "microloans" of up to $35,000 are designed to aid startup costs, bolster existing family-run farms and help minority growers and military veterans who want to farm.
Mexico: High Path Avian Influenza H7N3 Outbreak in Aguascalientes
Campylobacter infections in poultry processing workers
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal has published a study looking at Campylobacter infections among poultry processing workers. They found 29 cases of lab-diagnosed Campylobacter […]