Everett Griner talks about eliminating slaughterhouses not such a good idea in today’s Agri View. It is a very large group of people who don’t like the way animals are …
Agri View: What Chicken Piece do You Prefer
Everett Griner talks about how you like your chicken in today’s Agri View. A market chicken is generally cut into four pieces. The back, the breast, thighs, and the drumsticks. …
Farm Bureau Praises Withdrawal of Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “The American Farm Bureau supports USDA’s decision to withdraw the misguided Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule. …
USDA Projecting Strong Red Meat, Poultry Exports
In spite of a strong U.S. dollar, the USDA is projecting red meat and poultry exports= to rise steadily over the next decade. The trade website, Meating Place Dot Com, …
China Removes Duties On US Chicken
Market Remains Closed to US Poultry And Egg Exports China’s decision to drop anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties as of Tuesday on U.S. broilers was welcomed by the U.S. industry, but …
Agri View: Food Consumption Study
Everett Griner talks about the 2018 Food Consumption Study conducted by USDA in today’s Agri View. Does it make any difference how much, or which food you eat? Well, to …
Turkey Growers Seeking to Close Gap with Consumers
A new video series seeks to close the gap from farm to fork by America’s turkey farmers. The National Turkey Federation has prepared a new series of videos and resources …
Agri View: Meat Consumption
Everett Griner talks about meat consumption, now through 2025, in today’s Agri View. Americans eat more meat than anyone on this planet. You know why. And, you probably know records …
USDA Rejects Poultry Line Speed Request
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has denied a request by the National Chicken Council to allow for faster processing line speeds in packing plants. The decision follows a petition from …
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
Cathy Isom has some really surprising statistics about the most popular snack to be consumed by the billions on Super Bowl Sunday. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. …
Global Avian Influenza Surge
Different strains of avian influenza were found over the holiday season globally, according to two global health agencies that say the number of human infections appears to have decreased over …
No Link Between Small Wild Birds and Rodents to 2014-15 HPAI Outbreak
A study by Iowa State University found no evidence that small wild birds and rodents were possible sources of the avian influenza virus that decimated Iowa poultry flocks in 2015. …
Report Shows 2014-15 HPAI Impact
A new report by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service found the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States was not as big an effect …
Agri View: Meat Exports
Everett Griner talks about 2018 meat exports in today’s Agri View. Everett gives us the numbers for what beef, pork, and poultry exports are projected to be for this year. …