Animals and porn: yet another off-the-wall scheme for attention
Just when you think you’ve heard it all: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has announced the launch in December of an XXX porn website. Supposedly aimed at promoting veganism and animal rights, the site will, a PETA spokesperson says, feature pornographic photos and videos, along with gruesome images of animal brutality.
Report: Industry spent millions as Congress weighed fate of subsidies
The biofuels industry has poured millions of dollars into lobbying as Congress debates whether to end a key ethanol tax credit, according to a report released yesterday by a right-leaning Washington think tank.
KOVR Sacramento news station runs story on ethanol
Click here to watch the special story about ethanol aired by KOVR (CBS) news from Sacramento. The video, part of the "On the Money" news segment, includes interviews with Bill Mattos, president of California Poultry Federation and Andrew Carlson, Fulton Valley Farms.
FSIS asks inspectors to dig deeper on salmonella inspections
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is asking its inspectors to review data from any programs that establishments use to control or monitor salmonella in raw classes of product. FSIS […]
Perry disses ethanol in Iowa
Texas Governor Rick Perry thrashed the ethanol issue in corn country Tuesday, arguing the federal government should get out of the business of picking winners and losers and end federal […]
Fresno State joins I Love Farmers… They Feed My Soul “AGvocacy” movement
Fresno State, has joined the national agricultural advocacy group, I Love Farmers…They Feed My Soul and other colleges nationwide to promote the importance American agriculture, Thursday, November 10 from 11:00-2:00, […]
Avicorvi announces new “Phenomenon” Turkey Nipple Drinker
Avicorvi S.A.S. is announcing the revolutionary and long waited "Phenomenon" Turkey Nipple Drinker, a single watering system solution for the turkey industry, from start to finish. Designed and developed exclusively for poults and turkeys, it has been successfully proven from day one poults to adult turkeys over 18 weeks of age.
EPA proposes rule to collect CAFO info
The Environmental Protection Agency has published in the Federal Register a proposed rule providing two ways to obtain information from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to help the feds enforce federal water-quality standards.
EPA is proposing two options for collecting facility-specific information to ensure CAFOs are complying with the federal Clean Water Act. Under one option, the agency would be authorized to collect information from all CAFOs.
Learn about Turkeys!
Attention CA Elementary School Teachers:
As we approach Thanksgiving, learn about how the Presidential Turkeys were raised last year by California’s own Foster Farms. The official turkeys were presented to President Obama at the White House and were “pardoned”. A four-page activity guide is available to download from learnaboutag.org/turkey.
Modesto couple receives Good Egg Award
Vern and Barbara Deatherage received the annual Good Egg Award for their work with homeless people at Modesto Gospel Mission.The state’s poultry industry presented the award at its 49th annual […]