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Plan Ahead If You Plan To Buy Or Raise Poultry
Plan Ahead If You Plan To Buy Or Raise Poultry
Plan Ahead If You Plan To Buy Or Raise Poultry
Thanks to the high price of eggs, many people across the Northwest may think about purchasing and raising poultry.  To help answer questions, or promote the health of both birds and people, there is the National Poultry Improvement Plan.  NPIP ha...
Meat Institute Strategies to Reduce Meat Prices
Meat Institute Strategies to Reduce Meat Prices
Meat Institute Strategies to Reduce Meat Prices
The Meat Institute sent a letter to President Trump to provide strategies to reduce burdensome regulations and address meat prices for consumers.  The letter included a list of recommended actions for the administration to take, including rescinding the final rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act put in place in March 2024.  Paired ...
Poultry Processors to Pay Millions in Lawsuit
Poultry Processors to Pay Millions in Lawsuit
Poultry Processors to Pay Millions in Lawsuit
Nine of the nation’s largest poultry processors have agreed to pay settlements in a years-long antitrust lawsuit alleging that they conspired to depress workers’ wages.  The plaintiffs in the class action filed a memorandum on December 23rd supporting a motion for preliminary approval of the nine new settlements by the defendants in the case.  The suit was filed ...
Study Looks At Poultry's Impact On American Economy
Study Looks At Poultry's Impact On American Economy
Study Looks At Poultry's Impact On American Economy
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers have released an updated economic impact study that highlights the positive impact the poultry industry has on jobs, wages, and federal and state revenue in the United States.  T...
NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw “Fair & Competitive Markets” Proposal
NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw “Fair & Competitive Markets” Proposal
NCC Urges AMS to Withdraw “Fair & Competitive Markets” Proposal
The National Chicken Council strongly urged USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to withdraw its proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets. The group says the rule represents an impermissible attempt to make an end-run around established judicial precedent for requiring a showing of injury to competition to sue and win under Section 202 of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
South Dakota Company to Test H5N1 Vaccine
South Dakota Company to Test H5N1 Vaccine
South Dakota Company to Test H5N1 Vaccine
South Dakota-based animal health vaccine manufacturer Medgene says it has received approval from the Department of Agriculture to commence testing a vaccine for H5N1 in cattle.   "This is great news for us, for the CVB (USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics) and more importantly, the dairy industry,” says Medgene Chief Operating Officer Tom Halbur. “Our tech...

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