This California student could go to prison for taking four chickens. Was it a crime or a rescue?
Sitting at a UC Berkeley reflecting pool between classes, Zoe Rosenberg pulled up her left pant leg and pointed toward her ankle. There, wrapped around white, chicken-themed socks, was a […]
FSIS withdraws proposed Salmonella framework
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) withdrew the proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products, which was introduced during the previous administration. In […]
The future of ‘cage-free’ egg production hangs in the balance
“Egg prices increase to record high.” “Soaring egg prices force families to get creative for Easter.” “Animal rights activists lay groundwork for soaring egg prices.” I’d have to agree with […]
SMART Broiler: Improved welfare means better margins
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the McDonald’s Corporation funds the research and development of broiler welfare monitoring technologies via its SMART Broiler program. Large scale adoption […]
Trump to tap America First Policy Institute leader for USTR chief ag negotiator
President Donald Trump will nominate Doug Hoelscher, an Iowa veteran of the George W. Bush and first Trump administrations, to serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the […]
China’s chicken imports fall as domestic output climbs
China is expected to scale back chicken meat imports in 2025 as local production rises and sluggish demand tempers the need for foreign supply, according to a recent report from […]
Avian flu hits poultry farms in 4 European countries
Amid a general easing in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases across Europe with the progress of spring, multiple new outbreaks linked to the H5N1 virus serotype have been confirmed […]
NCC responds USDA’s salmonella policy implementation delay
The National Chicken Council (NCC) said it remains opposed to USDA’s salmonella policy for not ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded, stuffed chicken products, even after the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) […]
Senators request attention given to turkeys, dairy herds in HPAI response
Four senators directed a letter to US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, asking that the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) encompasses not only […]
Risk of failure looms large as GOP starts drafting the ‘big, beautiful bill’
They know it’s going to be big. They want it to be beautiful. Now congressional Republicans need to decide what’s going to be in it — and they’re confronting the […]