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USDA proposes rules to allow faster pork, poultry processing line speeds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (689+ words) The Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing new rules that would allow faster line speeds at pork and poultry processing facilities. Under proposed rules released Tuesday, young chicken establishments operating under the New Poultry Inspection System would…...
Beef groups concerned about judge's rejection of poultry litter settlement
4+ day, 34+ min ago (218+ words) Agri-Pulse Beef groups concerned about judge's rejection of poultry litter settlement Cattlemen's groups are upset about a federal judge's rejection of a settlement between Oklahoma and poultry companies in a long-running lawsuit over phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River Watershed....
Egg prices avoid past spikes with fewer HPAI cases
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (786+ words) Highly pathogenic avian influenza is hitting fewer birds this year than last, helping keep egg prices down during a significant time of year for virus activity. HPAI had been confirmed in 62 U. S. flocks in the last 30 days, affecting a total of…...
USDA launches 'Product of USA' public awareness campaign on National Ag Day
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (432+ words) Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins used a National Ag Day celebration Tuesday to unveil a "massive outreach phase" for Product of USA labeling, a voluntary program that took effect in January. Meat, poultry, and processed egg products from animals born, raised,…...
USDA proposes delay of Biden-era poultry tournament rule
4+ week, 52+ min ago (404+ words) The Trump Administration is seeking an 18-month delay of a Biden-era USDA poultry competition rule currently set to take effect on July 1." The rule, finalized in January 2025 in the final days of the Biden Administration, also stipulates that a tournament…...
Michigan egg farmers question Justice Department lawsuit over state's cage-free law
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (748+ words) The Justice Department has filed suit to strike down Michigan's cage-free egg law, asserting that it's driving up prices for consumers around the nation, but the state's egg producers say avian flu has been the main reason for price spikes....
Court orders poultry processors to fund clean-up of Oklahoma river
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (487+ words) A federal judge has found that land applications of poultry litter have raised phosphorus levels in Oklahoma's Illinois River and is ordering integrators to fund remediation efforts and requiring farmers to limit waste applications. The judge placed an injunction restricting…...
Avian flu outbreak spreads, but at weaker pace than past cycles
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1031+ words) Highly pathogenic avian influenza is again spreading through U. S. poultry flocks, but on a smaller scale than past outbreaks. Still, experts warn an uptick in cases could occur this winter. HPAI has been confirmed in 97 U. S. flocks in the last 30 days, affecting…...
HPAI cases on rise, but producers may be better prepared this year
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (431+ words) Cases of highly pathogenc avian influenza in commercial poultry flocks are on the rise as wild birds fly south for the winter. So far, the numbers are not at the crisis levels seen at this time last year, but industry…...
Avian influenza hits South Dakota hard, affecting over 400, 000 birds
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (190+ words) Highly pathogenic avian influenza has hit South Dakota hard this month, infecting about 420, 000 birds, according to the Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The HPAI virus has been confirmed in eight commercial flocks and one backyard flock in…...