…international trade questions about the presence of HPAI in U.S. commercial flocks, including restrictions that other countries place on imports of U.S. poultry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agri View: “Waste” Labeling
…Food Safety and Inspection Service Food Product Dating “Best if Used By” is a type of date you might find on a meat, poultry, or egg product label. Are dates…
Maximizing Profits with Poultry Litter
…poultry-house materials) contains nitrogen and phosphorus—both important crop nutrients. Applying poultry litter to the soil also recycles some of the tons of litter generated annually by poultry operations throughout the…
U.S. Lacking in Organic Meat Processors
…being beef followed by poultry and dairy. The National Organic Research Foundation is a non-profit organic advocacy group based in California. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Iowa Agriculture Department Urging Sound Biosecurity Measures in Poultry Flocks
…and two outbreaks of low pathogenic avian influenza were confirmed in Tennessee and Wisconsin. Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus strains are extremely infectious, often fatal to domestic poultry, and can…
Tennessee HPAI Not Linked to China HPAI
…through a ventilation fan. 27 nations, along with the European Union, have temporarily blocked poultry imports from Lincoln County, Tennessee, and the site of a low pathogenic avian influenza outbreak,…
Handling Raw Chicken – Part Two
Want some tips for safely handling raw meat and poultry before it comes home from the store? Cathy Isom has you covered in This Land of Ours. When it comes…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
University of California poultry experts are urging poultry owners to examine biosecurity for their flocks after avian influenza was confirmed in commercial chickens in Tennessee by the USDA Animal and…
U.S. HPAI Sparking Import Bans
…Taiwan all announced bans on the import of poultry from Tennessee as well as from Wisconsin, where low pathogenic H5N8 bird flu was also confirmed. The H7 strain found in…
USDA Confirms H7 Avian Influenza in Tennessee
…lineage in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in commercial poultry in the United States this year. The flock…
Agri View: Poultry Labor
Everett Griner talks about what eating all of that poultry means for the economy in today’s Agri View. Poultry Labor Back in mid-2015 statistics show that consumers were eating poultry…
Bird Flu Strain Becoming More Severe in China
…disease in poultry and requires close monitoring. Animal health experts say bird flu infection rates on Chinese poultry farms may be far higher than previously thought, because the strain of…
Agri View: Avian Flu
…Pacific region have been struggling with commercial poultry production and wild birds. Officials in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom have had their problems too. My report indicated that…
USDA Seeks Sorghum Board Nominating Organizations
…Research and Promotion Division; Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program at (470) 315-4246, or via email at Craig.Shackelford@ams.usda.gov. The board was established by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of…