…Council renewed its call for Congress to repeal labeling requirements for beef, pork and poultry. The COOL statute requires meat to be labeled with the country where the animal from…
Poultry and the Hormone Myth Video
USPOULTRY has released a video on YouTube counteracting the myth that there are hormones used in poultry production. It comes after a report found most Americans have the wrong ideas…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…below September 2014. Poultry & egg: At 120, the September index is down 12 percent from August and 9.8 percent below 2014. The September market egg price, at $1.80 per…
Turkey Thaw
…Poultry Hotline says the safest way to thaw your bird is in the refrigerator so it stays below 40 degrees while thawing so it won’t allow bacteria to grow in…
Former Ag Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass TPP
…And it even provides additional access to Canada’s poultry, egg and dairy markets. TPP is a 21st-century agreement that sets enforceable “rules of the road” for trade throughout the region,…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…The United States exported over $120 million of poultry and poultry products to Japan in 2014. Japan’s tariffs are currently as high as 21.3 percent, or 48 yen per kilogram,…
Turkey Hotline
With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away it’s a very busy time at the Ag Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. Cathy Isom has Tina Haynes, a food safety…
Meat and Poultry Hotline Already Getting Turkey Questions
The Agriculture Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline is already getting calls from people with questions about that Thanksgiving turkey. Meat and Poultry Hotline Already Getting Turkey Questions…
Agri View: Avian Flu
Avian Flu is scary. It is devastating to poultry farmers and it affects practically every family in America. Everett Griner talks about how the Avian Flu may soon vanish in…
Winterizing the Chicken Coop
Want your backyard poultry flocks healthy and laying eggs this winter? An Extension expert says you need to winterize the coop. Rod Bain reports. Winterizing the Chicken Coop…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…more than one million American jobs. TPP will remove unfair trade barriers and help further the global expansion of American agricultural exports, particularly exports of meat, poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables,…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…billion. Thanks to this agreement and its removal of unfair trade barriers, American agricultural exports to the region will expand even further, particularly exports of meat, poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables,…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…as high as 40 percent on U.S. poultry products, 35 percent on soybeans, and 40 percent on fruit exports. Additionally, TPP will help American farmers and ranchers compete by tackling…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
…trees and dairy, beef, pork, poultry, sheep and horticulture units. The Jordan College’s curriculum also includes seven departments and three research centers – the California Water Institute, the Institute for…