…and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspectors. Without inspections, pointed out NPPC in a Jan. 19, 2018, letter to the secretary, “meat and poultry processing plants are prohibited by law from operating.”…
Food Safety Inspections Resuming Amid Government Shutdown
…has continued food inspections on meat and poultry items using unpaid inspectors, as those services are considered essential. Gottlieb noted that roughly a third of all inspections the FDA conducts…
More Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has found more virulent Newcastle disease in two commercial poultry operations in California. The latest discoveries…
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump Back to Address Annual Convention
…Orleans, Louisiana. “The American Farm Bureau Federation is honored once again to host our nation’s president,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall, a beef and poultry farmer from Georgia. “President Trump…
Developing an Organic Dietary Supplement for Poultry
…that can be used as an organic dietary supplement for poultry. “Poultry feed is the most expensive component of poultry production and to that feed growers will add methionine. Methionine…
Foreign Agricultural Service Looks Forward to Further Development in 2019
…numerous U.S. farm products in 2018, including beef and pork into Argentina, dairy into Turkey and poultry into India. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet…
Residue Levels Once Again Well Below Required Limits
…with USDA and EPA working together in the selection of products to be tested on a rotating basis that have included fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, poultry,…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…If the shutdown continues, this percentage would decrease, and activities would be reduced as available funding decreases. USDA activities that would continue in the short-term include: Meat, poultry, and processed…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…dairy and poultry to Canada under the USMCA, as well as lamb and goat meat to Japan, beef and pork to Argentina, poultry to India and Namibia, lamb to El Salvador, beef and poultry to Morocco, eggs…
Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry in California
…safety, as no human cases of Newcastle disease have ever occurred from eating poultry products. The disease is a significant concern for poultry operations as it is highly contagious and…
U.S. Beef Gains New Market Access in Morocco
…Morocco. 2018 is the first year that U.S. beef and poultry exporters have access to Morocco’s market under the terms of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Morocco opened its…
Almond Board Invests $6.8 Million in Research
…poultry and aquaculture, on almond hulls. Almond Hull Byproducts as a Casing Amendment Material in Mushroom Cultivation. USDA-ARS, Western Regional Research Center[3] – With their sugars removed for other uses,…
Secretary Perdue Names NRCS Chief
…operation, which includes poultry, beef cattle, row crops, and sweet corn. “I am honored and humbled to serve America’s agricultural industry in this new capacity,” Lohr said. “As a 5th…
Agriculture Groups Respond to USMCA Signing
…adds improvements in poultry, eggs, dairy and wine. In every way, this new agreement is just as good, if not better than, the one that came before. We thank the…