…success in ensuring the safety of all meat and poultry products.” Under the current regulatory framework, NCBA says the FDA plays an important role in terms of ensuring the safety…
Virulent Newcastle Disease Update
…and non-commercial poultry owners can be found here. For commercial poultry owners, biosecurity tips can be found here. This video public service announcement has been produced to share information about…
CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Poultry
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating several multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks. As of June 1, 2018, 124…
Trump Administration Planning USDA Reorganization
…the Forest Service has the largest number of employees in any USDA division. Yet another proposal included combining the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service, which oversees meat, poultry, processed…
Brazil Trucker Strike Disrupting Ag Exports
…Monday. Poultry and pork processing association ABPA says the country has lost 120,000 tons of potential exports since the trucker strike began. Brazil is the world’s largest chicken exporter, supplying…
OTA: Higher Organic Standards Up to Industry
…Batcha was referring to a flattening in the growth of organic egg and dairy sales. The livestock and poultry requirements would have imposed outdoor living requirements for animals involved in…
Agri View: Chicken Pickin’ Meat Processing Labor
…Beef, pork, and poultry. It is an industry that does not function well with a changing population. Scientists already indicated that processed food that feeds us should be from a…
USDA Heavily Involved in Trade Talks
…discussions as well.” Perdue wants a wider variety of ag exports sent to China, such as soybeans, rice, corn, and poultry, among others. China hinted on Wednesday when it’s Ministry…
USDA Confirms Virulent Newcastle Disease in Backyard Exhibition Birds in California
…poultry. The disease is so virulent that many birds and poultry die without showing any clinical signs. A death rate of almost 100 percent can occur in unvaccinated poultry flocks….
USTR To Review Thailand’s GSP Trade Benefits
…to agricultural imports that compete with domestic goods, including beef, pork and poultry. Among its non-tariff restrictions, Thailand does not accept uncooked pork and pork offal from the United States,…
Raising Chicks to Backyard Chickens
…who will give you the ends and outs of what to expect, from the moment you bring them home. Finding a poultry purveyor is key so that you’re not burning…
Agri View: Avian Flu Detection
…of poultry production, avian flu is the two most dreaded words a poultry farmer can hear. Avian flu is transported to commercial flocks by migratory birds. And, once a commercial…
Agri View: Climbing Egg Prices
…driving it? Well, demand. Somebody is eating more eggs. Well, let me put it this way. Consumption of eggs is up. It takes several months for a poultry farmer to…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
…California’s Proposition 2, which dictates the conditions of confinement for livestock and poultry. “The United States Constitution grants the power to regulate interstate commerce to Congress, not to California. Since…