NCC, joined by several state poultry associations, recently wrote to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a 180-day extension to the comment periods for two recent proposed rules: Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems; and Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets.
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On Tuesday, Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) hosted a roundtable entitled, “The Exploitation Crisis: How the U.S. Government is Failing to Protect Migrant Children from Trafficking and Abuse.” The roundtable examined the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)’s Unaccompanied Children (UC) program. NCC provided a statement for the record that can be found by clicking through.
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Each week, NCC will feature in a short spotlight column the official representative from each of our Allied Leader and Allied Member companies. This week’s Allied Leader Member Spotlight is Andrea Johnson, NCC Representative and Vice President of Business Operations for Food Safety at Evonik’s Active Oxygens business line.
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Becoming more sustainable is a daunting topic for any business, but the circular supply chain of the broiler industry gives it a leg up in reducing its environmental impact. “We live in a very linear economy, where resources are mined, used and disposed and that’s kind of it. It’s very energy intensive along the way,” Ethan Carter, director of sustainability, Darling Ingredients, explained.
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