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One month update of the USDA’s $1B bird flu plan

WASHINGTON — One month after U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins announced the USDA’s bird flu response plan, egg prices have lowered and targeted investments...

Ag industry leaders react to Trump administration tariffs, retaliatory measures

WASHINGTON — Agriculture industry leaders are reacting to U.S. tariffs placed on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese goods, as well as potential retaliatory measures. “The tariffs...

Trump announces tariffs on agriculture products

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced his intention Monday afternoon to implement tariffs on agricultural goods.  “To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get...

NCC reiterates bird flu vaccine position

WASHINGTON — Recently there have been announcements such as Zoetis receiving a USDA conditional license for an avian influenza vaccine, and discussions have arisen...

USDA announces $1B avian influenza combat strategy investment

WASHINGTON — Today, the USDA announced federal actions to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $1 billion...

USDA to rehire terminated employees linked to bird flu response

WASHINGTON — USDA employees working on the department’s avian influenza response recently discovered they were facing job terminations. Now, the agency is offering them...

Poultry Activity Suspension in Georgia Lifted

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The suspension on poultry activities has been lifted, as well as the HPAI Control Areas following successful completion of testing and...

USDA proposing changes to ‘Product of the U.S.A.’ labeling

WASHINGTON — On March 6, the USDA announced new regulations for the “Made in the U.S.A” and “Product of the U.S.A.” labels on meat,...

USDA announces new programs to help farmers, ranchers and producers

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In January, the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack attended the American Farm Bureau Federation’s yearly convention, in which he announced several...

To help ease egg prices, NCC calls on FDA to modify policy

Photo by David B. Strickland To help increase the amount of egg product, and to ease the current egg price situation, the National Chicken Council has sent a petition to the FDA in an effort to ease prior surplus egg policy.

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