More Competitive Rail Environment Urged by NCC and Other Groups

On April 22, 2011, in NCC Programs

Twelve major agricultural organizations including the National Chicken Council have urged the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) to improve its regulatory structure to foster a more competitive rail environment.

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DHHS Extends comment Period on Antibiotic Resistance Action Plan

On April 22, 2011, in Government News

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has granted a 60-day extension for the comment period on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) action plan for combating antibiotic resistance.

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FSIS Releases Interstate Shipment Rules for State-Inspected Products

On April 22, 2011, in Regulatory

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) made available this week an advance copy of the final rule for interstate shipments of state-inspected meat and poultry products.

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APHIS Seeks More Time to Collect Info on Poultry Imports from Mexico

On April 22, 2011, in International Trade, Regulatory

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve another three-year extension for its collection of information regarding specific poultry imports from Mexico.

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Taiwan and the Philippines Announce Ban on Missouri Poultry

On April 22, 2011, in International Trade

Taiwan and the Philippines have joined Japan and Mexico in imposing bans on poultry products from Missouri after an outbreak of H7N3 low-pathogenic avian influenza was found on a turkey farm in Polk County.

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Law Firm Study of Staphylococcus on Chicken Seen as “Scare Tactic”

On April 22, 2011, in Food Safety

NCC has dismissed as a “scare tactic” a study conducted by a law firm showing that raw chicken can test positive for the presence of a bacterium–Staphylococcus–that is also commonly found in humans.

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Christie Vilsack Exploring Challenge to Representative King in Iowa

On April 22, 2011, in Uncategorized

Less than 24 hours after Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) signed off on Iowa’s redistricting plan, Christie Vilsack, spouse of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, announced that she would be considering a challenge in the redrawn 4th district of Iowa that would set up a campaign with conservative five-term Republican Steve King.

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Broiler Parts Exports for February Increase 13.8 Percent in Value

On April 22, 2011, in International Trade

Exports of broiler parts in February 2011 totaled 248,061 metric tons valued at $264.22 million compared with 222,876 tons valued at $232.11 million in February 2010, an 11.3-percent increase in tonnage and a 13.8-percent increase in value.

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World Broiler Production Estimated to Increase 3.0 Percent in 2011

On April 22, 2011, in International Trade

World broiler production this year in major countries is estimated to be 78,283,000 metric tons, 3.0 percent higher than the 75,991,000 tons in 2010, according to the Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report issued by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) last week.

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Broiler Chicks Hatched in 2010 Increased 1.2 Percent Over 2009

On April 22, 2011, in Domestic Market

Broiler chicks hatched in the United States in 2010 totaled 9,227,075,000, 1.2 percent more than the 9,116,802,000 chicks hatched in 2009, according to the Hatchery Production 2010 Summary report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) late last week.

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North Carolina Utility to Buy Electricity From Poultry Litter Plant

On April 22, 2011, in Uncategorized

Progress Energy, an electric utility based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has signed a contract to purchase the energy output from a 36-megawatt generating plant fired by poultry litter.

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Stahlman Selected President-Elect of CAST for 2011-2012

On April 22, 2011, in Uncategorized

Dr. Phillip W. Stahlman has been selected as the incoming President-Elect for the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), the organization announced this week.

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