California Faces Egg Shortages Amidst Severe Bird Flu Outbreak
California is grappling with a severe bird flu outbreak in 2024, leading to significant egg shortages for the second consecutive year and causing price instability in stores. The California Poultry […]
Congressional leaders announce topline deal on appropriations
House and Senate negotiators reached an accord to unlock final fiscal 2024 appropriations bills after nailing down the final defense and non-defense spending limits, party leaders announced Sunday. The deal will allow […]
Avian flu surges in Northern California, threatening national poultry, egg supplies
Farms across California have had to euthanize several million chickens and ducks in recent weeks, as a wave of avian influenza threatens to upend national poultry and egg supplies. While […]
Registration is OPEN for the 2024 Stakeholders Summit!
Dozens of speakers. Hundreds of perspectives. Countless ideas. And that’s just at the starting line of the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2024 Summit. It’s going to take a team to drive […]
Avian flu strikes more poultry flocks as WOAH weighs in on vaccination and trade
Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks hit more poultry farms in the United States and abroad, putting pressure on the industry as H5N1 and related virus continue an unprecedented spread across […]
Revisions to USDA-FSIS Directive on Meat, Poultry, Egg Recalls
A recent Directive revision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) now includes egg products, a commodity subject to recall under the Directive, and […]
No holiday break for avian flu
The numbers of birds affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to rise, jumping by over 2 million since Dec. 27. The total number birds in the U.S. affected […]
Vilsack: No plans to delay implementation of poultry rule
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Hagstrom Report today, Dec. 19, that he has no plans to extend the deadline for implementation of a Packers and Stockyards Act poultry rule that is […]
Border Crisis Derails Supply Chains
Farmers and other businesses need to put pressure on President Joe Biden to immediately reopen the closed railroads crossings between the U.S. and Mexico before it does long-term damage to […]
US finds fewer cases of avian flu in wild birds, a good sign for poultry
The U.S. is detecting fewer cases of avian flu in wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry flocks, the agriculture department said, a potentially positive development for farmers and […]