When you ask Carmen Rottenberg, acting deputy undersecretary for food safety and administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) what her top priority is for making meat, poultry and egg products in the United States as safe as possible, she has a long list of issues she’s working on.

WASHINGTON – The 2018 farm bill is headed to President Trump for his signature after both chambers of Congress approved the legislation. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 87-13 on Dec. 11; the legislation passed the House in a 367-47 vote on Dec. 12. The bill will cost $867 billion over 10 years.

This summer, Novus put in the next generation of tank telemetry at mills that include enhanced features. Our systems manager, Dr. Johnny Wilson, takes us through what makes Novus unique:

As a poultry producer, intestinal inflammation is a health condition you should understand. It may be having a negative impact on the productivity of your poultry operation without you even realizing it.

Feed withdrawal before moving broilers to the processing plant appears to increase their susceptibility to Salmonella, indicates research from the University of Georgia.

Washington, D.C. –  Recognizing consumers’ desire for more information when they’re dining out, the National Chicken Council (NCC) recently launched a new website designed exclusively for foodservice and culinary professionals to learn more about how the chicken served to their patrons is raised and processed.

Oklahoma’s board of agriculture will consider adopting setbacks and other emergency rules to address a proliferation of poultry feeding operations in the northeast part of the state that neighbors say are using up water supplies, according to local media reports.

WICHITA, Kan. – Out with the old and in with the new. In 2016, Minneapolis-based Cargill made the decision to keep its Protein headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. It was at that time that they started production on the site of the former Wichita Eagle newspaper building at 825 E. Douglas in downtown Wichita. Two-plus years later, the $70 million project is complete, and Cargill is proudly showing off its new digs.

WASHINGTON – The US Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) relaunched a campaign in November called “Defend the Flock.” The outreach program is focused on preventing the spread of avian influenza and other infectious poultry diseases in both commercial and backyard poultry.

When retrofitting high-rise layer houses to aviary systems and erecting new cage-free housing for pullets and hens, ventilation plays a major role in optimizing performance and minimizing cost.  Sustainability is an important consideration for producers, especially now that customers are imposing more rigorous standards on the conservation of resources including, water, electrical power and avoiding waste.