WASHINGTON — U.S. poultry organizations have called for increased levels of funding and support for the National Poultry Improvement Plan, a program that is "directly vital to the US poultry and egg industries and indirectly beneficial to the U.S. economy.
In a March 16 letter to USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, the National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, United Egg Producers, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and USA Poultry Export Council "strongly encourage moving past simply maintaining present levels of funding and support, and attempting to secure increased NPIP resources in both staffing and funding. . .