USDA begins process for stricter salmonella rules, worrying small poultry producers

USDA is considering a regulatory framework that would crack down on salmonella illness in poultry production. Some farmers say the proposed rules would unfairly burden small poultry producers and risk further monopolizing the industry.“[The regulatory framework] is well-intentioned. I truly do think that people are just trying to help,” said Kristen Kilfoyle Boffo of Walden Local Meat in an interview with the Daily Yonder. “But the result of this is going to be catastrophic to the small American poultry farmer and slaughterhouse.”  Read more