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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.

NCC asks Labor Department to keep contract chicken farmers as independent contractors

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The United States Department of Labor has put forward a new regulation that would change titles for employees. Some employees could...

Farm Bill 2023 discussions will relate to money issues

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Changes in the new farm bill will mostly be about money. That was the message Dr. Joe Outlaw, Agricultural and Food...

Congressional action averts railroad strike

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The United States Congress has joined together from both sides of the aisle to avoid a railroad strike. The House of...

AFIA to FDA: Modernize policy to keep pace with animal nutrition

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) to keep pace with...

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