Hype built the cultivated meat industry. Now it could end it.
By Brian Kateman As the founder of Reducetarian Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on reducing societal consumption of meat, I’m of the belief that we’re never going to convince everyone […]
Farm Bill Extension Likely Needed
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday criticized efforts in Congress to cut USDA’s budget, adding he expects lawmakers will be forced to pass an extension of the current farm bill […]
How producers can stay relevant in poultry’s digital revolution
Over the last few years, retail has been in a state of transition that changed how the industry operates and how consumers engage with chicken brands in retail, explained Mark […]
EFSA recommends preventive avian influenza vaccination
The European food safety agency (EFSA) is recommending preventative avian influenza vaccination for susceptible poultry in areas with a high risk of transmission to stem the spread of a virus […]
Avian influenza returns to US commercial poultry
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a U.S. commercial poultry flock for the first time since April 19. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]
Avian influenza returns to Sanpete County, Utah
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has resurfaced in Sanpete County, Utah, one of the counties hardest hit by HPAI in the United States in 2022. The latest case comes just […]
Diversified Agriculture partners with broiler chick sexing startup
Diversified Agriculture has entered into a strategic partnership to bring Eshet Eilon’s electro-optical broiler chick sexing technology to the North American poultry market. According to the agreement, Diversified Agriculture has […]
As House GOP flails, government shutdown fears reemerge
Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the House speakership Tuesday appears to have increased the risk that the U.S. government will shut down next month, as the far-right lawmakers who toppled him […]
Mexico reports H5N1 bird flu in wild duck, commercial farms unaffected
Mexican animal safety authorities confirmed the first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a wild bird on Wednesday, after declaring the country’s poultry farms free of the virus earlier in […]
Scientists create first complete corn genome map
In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists, led by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher James Schnable, have successfully mapped the complete genome of corn. This milestone development promises to revolutionize the future of […]