WASHINGTON — As part of a continuing effort to build a U.S. department of agriculture that meets the evolving needs of a 21st-century agricultural...
SELBYVILLE, Md. — Paul Downes has been named president and CEO of Mountaire Farms Inc., Chairman Ronald M. Cameron has announced.
Downes succeeds Dave Pogge,...
WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council has questioned the "broad conclusions" of a study that suggests poultry processing is an occupation that predisposes employees...
WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council and the National Turkey Federation have said USDA's proposed new poultry inspection system represents the logical next step...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, according to the Cambodian health ministry and...