Poultry Industry News: United States
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
New Chairman Elected for USAPEECUS - Charles von der Heyde, president of Pilgrim’s of Mexico, has been elected chairman of the board of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) for 2013-14....
FSIS Reports on Salmonella Verification at Selected PlantsUS - FSIS is publishing results of completed sample sets from its Salmonella Verification Program for young chicken (broiler) slaughter establishments in performance Category 3....
IFAMA Appoints New President, CEOUS - Novus International President and CEO, Thad Simons, has been appointed to lead the Board of International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA)....
NFU Urges Ag Committee Leadership to Continue Defending PLCUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson praising the existing Price Loss Coverage (PLC) provisions in the committee’s...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Anticipating USDA June Stocks and Acreage ReportsUS - On 28 June, the USDA will release the 1 June "Grain Stocks" and June "Acreage" reports that will set the tone for both old and new crop corn and soybean prices. These reports have the potential to provide large surprises, writes Darrel Good....
Monday, June 17, 2013
Alabama's Poultry Industry under FireUS - Alabama's broiler industry is currently being criticised by social activist groups and a former USDA inspector....
The 'Chew On This Tour' Visits Novus InternationalUS - The “Chew on This Tour” visited Novus International on 12 June in St. Charles, MO as part of their tour to promote awareness of food insecurity. ...
Friday, June 14, 2013
NFU Applauds Speaker Boehner’s Farm Bill SupportUS - There have been reports that Speaker of the US House of Representatives John Boehner, R-Ohio, will support the 2013 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act....
USDA Urged to Implement Poultry Processing Inspection ChangesUS - The House Appropriations Committee has called on the USDA to implement changes in the poultry meat inspection system that have been on trial over the last decade. ...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
NFU and JA Zenchu Statement on TPP NegotiationsUS - Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union (NFU) president, and Akira Banzai, president of Japan’s Zenchu, the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu), met on Tuesday, 11 June, in Washington and signed a joint statement regarding the...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Veterinary Body Amends Policy on Poultry TransportUS - The Executive Board of the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA) last week approved revisions to several policies, including that on pig castration as well as a new policy that includes poultry in its transport policy....
Service Recommended to Change Approach to Animal HealthUS - The conclusions of a new report calls on the USDA's animal health agency to develop goals to manage livestock and poultry diseases using control methods other than eradication. ...
Higher Food Safety Risk in Market ChickensUS - In a recent survey of raw, whole chicken carcasses from farmers' markets in Pennsylvania, 90 and 28 per cent were contaminated with Campylobacter and Salmonella, respectively. ...
NFU Congratulates Senate on Passage of Farm BillUS - The US Senate passed the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 by a vote of 66-27....
IPPE Introduces New WebsiteUS - The International Production & Processing Expo has a new website, designed to enhance the online experience of show attendees. The website combines the International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and International Meat Expo’s individual...
Human Salmonella Cases from Chicks Reach 224US - A total of 224 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 34 states. No deaths have been reported....
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Corn Production Difficult to Anticipate US - The corn market appears to be having difficulty anticipating the likely size of the 2013 US crop. Over the past three weeks, December 2013 corn futures have traded from a low of $5.12 to a high of $5.735 as production expectations continue to unfold,...
NFU Submits Comments on Japan’s Inclusion in TPP US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted comments to the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in response to the inclusion of Japan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement negotiations....
Call for More Data before Regulation of Farming in Chesapeake Bay AreaUS - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) have reached agreement over the future of animal agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The US poultry industry supports EPA's collection of more data before additional...
Monday, June 10, 2013
Poultry Plant Reopened Last Year ClosesUS - An Arkansas poultry plant that opened a year ago has been shut down. ...
Campaigners Petition President over Antibiotic MisuseUS - Campaign groups in the US have sent a petition signed by 795 health professionals to President Barack Obama, urging him to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to act to reduce the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. ...
Poultry Company Fined for Environmental ViolationsUS - Empire Kosher Poultry was fined $99,000 by Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection for repeat violations dating back to 2008. ...
Friday, June 07, 2013
EPA, CBF Agreement on Animal Agriculture in Chesapeake Bay WatershedUS - In a 2010 settlement agreement to a lawsuit brought by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and partners, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed, among other things, to promulgate a new national Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)...
NFU Supports USDA Initiatives Helping Farmers to Adapt to Climate ChangeUS - US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans on establishing seven "Regional Climate Hubs," create new Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) climate adaptation tools for farmers,...
Thursday, June 06, 2013
NFU Calls on Senate to Advance Farm Bill; Hopeful in Final StretchUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to all members of the US Senate following Majority Leader Reid’s filing for a cloture vote on S. 954, the Agriculture, Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, late Tuesday (4 June)....
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