Congressmen urge USTR to address poultry trade with Canada
Forty-five Congressmen urged in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with Canada be used to address expand agricultural trade for U.S. poultry […]
2012 NPIP Biennial Conference
The 41st NPIP (National Poultry Improvement Plan) Biennial Conference was held last week (Sept. 25-27) in New Orleans, LA. Delegates from most of the 50 states came together for a 3-day conference to discuss proposed changes to the Program, and issues facing NPIP and the poultry industry. A half-day session of voting concluded the successful event.
Vietnam’s new strain of bird flu spreading fast
A new strain of the H5N1 virus known as bird flu has appeared in Vietnam, but the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says there is no reason to believe it […]
HSUS files suit to cut NPPC funding
In its latest attack on pork industry practices, The Humane Society of the United States and a single pork producer filed suit against Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in an […]
U.S. dairy, poultry producers press for Canada market openings
The United States must fix mistakes it made in the North American Free Trade Agreement by insisting in new trade talks with Canada on unrestricted access to that country’s poultry […]
Goodlatte meets with farmers, businesses about ethanol mandate
Sixth District Rep., Bob Goodlatte prefers that the renewable fuel standard that leans heavily on corn ethanol be eliminated. And if it is not eliminated, the congressman wants the standard at least suspended until corn production can recover from this summer’s disastrous national drought.
USPOULTRY Foundation allocates $160,000 in student recruiting grants
The USPOULTRY Foundation has approved student recruiting grants totaling approximately $160,000 to the six U.S. universities with poultry science departments and 15 other institutions with industry related programs. The Foundation […]
Good Egg Breakfast celebrates 50 years of Good Eggs
The Good Egg Breakfast celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year at the DoubleTree Hotel in Modesto, CA The event recognizes a "Good Egg" in the community who supports local agriculture.
2012 CPF Annual Conference and Meeting
Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, speakers and guests for making the CPF 2012 Annual Conference and Meeting last week in Monterey, California, a huge success!
FSIS clarifies which chickens to get salmonella tests
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has published a notice instructing inspectors on which young chicken products are eligible for carcass sampling in its salmonella and campylobacter verification testing program. […]