…a pound at 325-degrees. So for a 12-pounder: “It will take 3 hours if it’s thawed.” For more tips on buying and cooking turkeys, turn to the Meat and Poultry…
Farm Bureau Seeks End to Organic Livestock Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is seeking full withdrawal of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, now delayed until January. AFBF President Zippy Duvall this week in a…
U.S. Poultry Groups Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
…appeal of the panel finding, a move U.S. poultry groups say is a “resounding victory.” The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, National Chicken Council, and National Turkey Federation echoed…
Organic Livestock Rule Delayed Until January
The U.S. Department of Ag announced it will delay the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule until January 19. The Hagstrom Report says the announcement was strongly criticized by several…
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
With a Nov. 15 deadline looming, the National Pork Producers Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association filed a brief in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s motion…
Ag Groups Ask Trump to Implement Farmer Fair Practice Rules
…the poultry market. Over the last four decades of consolidation, 90 percent of hog farmers and 41 percent of cattle farmers are now out of business. 71 percent of poultry…
Breeding Resistant Chickens for Improved Food Safety
…innate immune response, according to ARS microbiologist Christi Swaggerty, in ARS’s Food and Feed Safety Research Unit. Using the new test, commercial poultry breeders can single out roosters that have…
Trade Negotiators at Odds Over NAFTA Proposals
…a proposal that Canada dismantles its system of protections for the dairy and poultry sectors, a move that Canada is rejecting. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Says NAFTA Benefits Canada More Than U.S.
…a wine issue in British Columbia. They aren’t letting our wines out front where customers can choose. There are poultry access issues too.” Perdue says there are several things like…
Ag to Take Center Stage in Round Four of NAFTA Talks
…the next round of talks. Some of the more serious things will include the dairy trade dispute with Canada. Perdue expects both dairy and poultry to be topics of discussion…
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…Department of Environment for distribution to consumers. The lawmakers say the goal of the ordinance is to spark a marketplace shift to antibiotic-free meat and poultry, and say the use…
USPOULTRY Foundation Approves Funding for More Avian Influenza Research
…research was approved by the board of directors. USPOULTRY and its Foundation operate an extensive research program incorporating all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. Since the inception…
Record Crop Value in Sacramento County
…nursery stock made it back into the top five agricultural products among wine grapes, milk, pears, and poultry. While 2016 saw significantly more rainfall than years prior, commodities such as…
Higher Supplies Keeping Consumer Meat Prices Lower
…2018. Meanwhile, prices for poultry rose 0.2 percent from July to August and are one percent higher than last year. Despite high broiler production, many broilers have low weights, which…