Another uncertain and volatile year in agriculture expected for the year ahead
After a year of economic shocks that included supply chain disruption, global conflict, tight margins and historic inflation, Purdue University department of agricultural economics experts are looking ahead to what […]
Egg prices to ease following record prices
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak appears to have slowed in recent weeks, but U.S. egg inventories in the final week of December were 29% percent lower than at […]
USPOULTRY President John Starkey Announces Retirement
USPOULTRY President John Starkey Announces Retirement John Starkey has announced his upcoming retirement as president of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). A search committee for his replacement will be […]
National Chicken Council Releases its Most Comprehensive Guidelines to Date for Well-Being of Broiler Chickens
National Chicken Council Releases its Most Comprehensive Guidelines to Date for Well-Being of Broiler Chickens Consumers want to be sure that all animals being raised for food are treated with […]
USDA Reports Preview
USDA Reports Preview On Thursday, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. CST, USDA will issue a Crop Production report, a World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, a Grain Stocks […]
Agriculture Industry Leader, Donald Ulrich, passes away
Agriculture Industry Leader, Donald Ulrich, passes away Donald Theodore Ulrich Sr.March 3, 1934 – December 27, 2022Denair, California – Donald was born in San Francisco, CA to Otto and Dorothy […]
House gets to work after Speaker election
House gets to work after Speaker election After finally clinching the gavel Saturday morning, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday begins his first official workday as Speaker witth the likely […]
Esteban sworn in as Under Secretary for Food Safety
Esteban sworn in as Under Secretary for Food Safety After more than a year of waiting, Jose Emilio Esteban was sworn in as the new USDA Under Secretary for Food […]
Chick-fil-A fined for paying workers in chicken sandwiches
Chick-fil-A fined for paying workers in chicken sandwiches A North Carolina Chick-fil-A franchisee must repay back wages to employees paid in chicken sandwiches, the U.S. Department of Labor ruled. The […]
Second emergency rail service order issued on behalf of Foster Farms
Second emergency rail service order issued on behalf of Foster Farms A decision made by the Surface Transportation Board on Dec. 30, 2022, ordered the Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP) […]