…poultry and eggs, saying Canada will continue to “stand up” for Canada’s farmers and their supply management system for dairy, poultry, and eggs, according to the Hagstrom Report. The comments…
Sanderson Farms Sued Over Drugs in Poultry
Three of the bigger activist groups filed suit against Sanderson Farms, a major poultry-producing company. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the Organic Consumers Association, Friends of the Earth, and Center…
China Plans Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry
China will begin vaccinating poultry next month against the H7N9 avian influenza virus which has claimed hundreds of lives and caused major damage to the nation’s poultry industry. Reuters says…
Study: TPP Withdrawal Creates Export Loss for U.S., Gains for Canada
…access to the U.S., and that fruit and vegetable exports, processed food products, and pork and poultry would likewise do well. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senators Want NAFTA Renegotiations to Address Canada Poultry Market
A group of senators wants the renegotiation effort of the North American Free Trade Agreement to address U.S. poultry exports into Canada. The group, led by Delaware Democrat Tom Carper…
USDA to Speed Through GMO Labeling Rule
…senior analyst at the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Livestock, Poultry and Seed program told the International Dairy Foods Association’s regulatory conference in Washington on this week that USDA has started to…
AFBF Details NAFTA Renegotiation Priorities
…believe negotiations should address how U.S. agricultural exports to Canada would grow if tariff barriers to dairy, poultry, and eggs were reduced or eliminated, as well as the relatively recent…
Agri View: Animal Value
…sights on farm animals. All of them. Cattle, horses, sheep, maybe even poultry. Chickens and egg production have already been challenged in some circles. Unlike the circus, farmers cannot simply…
Meat Production Forecast Lowered in Latest WASDE
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report was released last Friday, and in the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy section, the forecast for total…
NFU Urges Immediate Adoption of Farmer Fair Practices Rules
…the intent of the Packers and Stockyards Act to provide individual farmers and ranchers with protection from the most egregious abuses by meatpackers. In some courts, contract poultry growers have…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…system to better prevent and control avian influenza, a highly infectious pathogen and a critical problem confronting the U.S. poultry industry. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and…
Agri View: Food Challenge to Feed the World
…means that those producing to feed the eight billion that live in the developing world will not produce enough beef, pork, and poultry to go around. Now unless farmers increase…
Backyard Flocks Sickening Hundreds of People
…The CDC recommends hand washing after handling live poultry, not allowing live poultry in the house, not allowing children under five to handle poultry without supervision, and the CDC says…
Western View: Trump and Agriculture
…federal crop insurance, drastically reshape voluntary conservation programs and negatively impact consumer confidence in critical meat and poultry inspection.” Fortunately for these important Ag interests, Presidential budgets seldom survive their…