…Cooperative Extension specialist in poultry food safety, based at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Sam Sandoval Solis, Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist in water resources, based…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…several months amid lower commodity prices and lower farm incomes. It’s resulted in layoffs at some of the major farm equipment companies, including Deere. Additionally, some of the poultry companies…
Agri View: China Relations
…a major buyer of sorghum and alfalfa. Imported breeding animals and poultry are the foundation of a livestock sector that converts feed to meat more efficiently than in the past….
Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
Food Prices pt. 2
…at this point would be beef prices possibly staying even with last year, maybe going up by one percent. For other meats, in 2016 we expect poultry prices to rise…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…Avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, is a virus that infects wild birds and domestic poultry, including chickens and turkeys. The most devastating form of the flu, HPAI,…
Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
…quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional…
Agri View: COOL Labeling
…FSIS Meat and Poultry Labeling Guidance U.S. Customs & Border Control COOL requirements for imported foods as required by the Tariff Act of 1930 Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…Duvall to serve as the new president of AFBF and Scott VanderWal as vice president. Duvall Vincent “Zippy” Duvall is a poultry, cattle and hay producer from Greene County, Georgia,…
Agri View: Avian Flu Recovery
…H5 Avian Influenza Outbreaks. Read the full article on USDA.gov. This video discusses the National Poultry Improvement Plan and how it relates to backyard and hobby poultry owners. It features…
New Dietary Guidelines Released by USDA and HHS
…low-fat dairy, including milk, yogurt, cheese, and/or fortified soy beverages A variety of protein foods, including seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), soy products, and nuts…
Exports to South Africa
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Expanded Market Access for U.S. Poultry, Pork and Beef Exports to South Africa Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement: On…
Poultry Industry Ready for Bird Flu, If It Comes
The poultry industry is prepared if the bird flu, or avian influenza, should show up in 2016. Poultry Industry Ready for Bird Flu, If It Comes…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…world. Here is a list of USDA’s top outcomes in 2015: Agriculture and Trade Delivered nearly $200 million to help poultry producers recover, and spent nearly $1 billion total inresponse…