Health & Safety

USDA confirms HPAI in a flock of commercial broilers Ky. and a backyard flock in Va.

Staff Edit - February 15, 2022

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds in two...

Health & Safety

USDA increases efforts to protect U.S. poultry and expands wild bird AI surveillance

Staff Edit - February 15, 2022

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the expansion of wild bird surveillance for avian influenza to include...

Health & Safety

USDA confirms HPAI in an Indiana commercial turkey flock

Staff Edit - February 9, 2022

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey...

Health & Safety

Omicron variant a wake-up call for industrialized nations

Staff Edit - February 7, 2022

AUBURN, Ala. — A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first isolated and characterized from South Africa back in November. This “variant of concern” is...

Business

In year since Foundation Food Group nitrogen leak, grief, litigation, and the plant sold

Staff Edit - February 1, 2022

By Nick Watson The Times GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A year has passed since six workers died by asphyxia from liquid nitrogen exposure inside Foundation Food Group. Shortly...

Health & Safety

USDA confirms highly pathogenic AI in South Carolina wild bird

Staff Edit - January 19, 2022

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild American wigeon...

Associations & Federations

2022 IPPE proceeding as planned with updated safety measures

Staff Edit - January 6, 2022

ATLANTA — The 2022 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) will be held in-person from Jan. 25–27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in...

Feed & Nutrition

New dietary guidelines recommend eggs for healthy infant brain development

Staff Edit - December 31, 2021

Parents can make every bite count by feeding eggs as a fundamental first food CHICAGO — One of the best foods for a baby’s healthy...

Business

Maple Leaf Foods emphasizing vigilance against COVID-19

Staff Edit - December 29, 2021

All sites continue to operate during pandemic MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Maple Leaf Foods has announced that it is continuing to emphasize the importance of vigilance...

Health & Safety

Thousands left without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Staff Edit - December 13, 2021

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Residents of Kentucky counties where tornadoes killed several dozen people could be without heat, water or electricity in frigid temperatures for...

Health & Safety

USDA Invests $32 Million to Strengthen U.S. Food Supply Chain

Staff Edit - November 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of $32 million in grants awarded to 167...

Health & Safety

Federal court declines to lift stay on vaccine mandate

Staff Edit - November 16, 2021

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal court on Nov. 12 declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with...

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