…HSUS claims the biggest welfare issues with poultry production include moving toward healthier strains of chickens, providing more space per bird, offering enrichments and shifting to controlled-atmosphere slaughter methods. Several…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…value-added protein and poultry in many regions. In addition, the company posted good results in grain and oilseeds in South America and China, and in food ingredients such as salt,…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
Brazil’s agriculture ministry is seeking the approval of U.S. GMO corn imports as the country’s livestock, and poultry producers struggle with tight supplies and rising domestic prices. Pro Farmer’s First…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…$16,088,000), livestock and poultry (9.44% = $118,769,000), livestock and poultry products (31.38% = $199,769,000), apiary (2.39% = $1,735,000) and industrial crops (54.38% = $3,992,000). “Every day, millions throughout the world…
Be Careful If You Have Backyard Poultry
Some folks who have backyard chickens may be unknowingly contributing to what is a 45 state human salmonella outbreak. Gary Crawford has this report. Backyard Poultry Before we get into…
Agriculture Production Costs Sharply Decline in 2015
…increased last year was livestock, poultry and related expenses, on which the producers spent $45.4 billion last year, an increase of 0.7 percent from 2014. The other was miscellaneous capital…
Russia and Japan Meet to Talk Exports
Russia Wants to Export Poultry and Beef Exports to Japan Russia is exploring ways to export more poultry and beef products to Japan. Meatingplace reports that officials from Russia and…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…years to limit the number of antibiotics they use in the chain’s poultry supply. All chicken served in McDonald’s American restaurants comes from farms working closely with the chain to…
Poultry Review
Pacific Region, Poultry Review California Egg Production California’s egg production during June totaled 288 million, down 12 million from May’s production but up 20 million from June 2015. The all…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
…– retroactive to July 1, 2014 – after protracted labor talks and a nearly four-month work slowdown that harmed U.S. exporters. The U.S. meat and poultry sectors lost an estimated…
Backyard Poultry Flocks Linked to Salmonella Outbreaks
…sick from salmonella linked to backyard poultry flocks. An expert has some simple advice for owners of backyard flocks. Gary Crawford has more. Backyard Poultry Flocks Linked to Salmonella Outbreaks…
Ag Appropriations Bill Still Undecided
…ag bill include e-cigarettes, poultry, and food stamps. The House bill was amended to exempt e-cigarettes and premium cigars from FDA regulation, which appropriations committee Democrats oppose. The Senate bill…
Organic Livestock Rule Concern
…concerns with the proposed organic livestock and poultry rule before publishing the regulation. Led by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, 13 Senators in all signed…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…will benefit most from this valuable resource.” FSIS inspection personnel are assigned to establishments nationwide to ensure the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome,…