Items Tagged with 'National Chicken Council'

Organic groups are urging USDA to maintain its organic animal‑welfare requirements as the agency considers requests for regulatory review. 

Trump administration officials are pushing for an American flag and the words “Product of USA” to appear on more meat product packaging as they roll out a campaign to raise awareness of a voluntary labeling program that went into effect in January. So far, it's unclear how many meat companies will pursue the opportunity, though Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she’s already had calls with some about it. 

The American Feed Industry Association hired Megan Provost as chief operating officer. James Miller, administrator of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, will leave the department to pursue a role at the Department of Health and Human Services. Emily Buckman joined John Deere as a manager of government affairs. Timothy Schell was named director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Ryan King was appointed deputy commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. 

With farmers across the country concerned about losing workers to mass deportations, there are renewed calls for reforming the H-2A visa system. To that end, House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., tells Agri-Pulse he plans to introduce legislation that would put into law recommendations made by a committee task force in the last Congress.

The incoming Trump Administration could be consequential for determining the fate of a slate of Biden Administration agricultural competition policies, including its efforts to update rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act.

Matthew Jaffe was tapped as acting assistant United States trade representative for trade policy coordination. The American Soybean Association promoted Blair Shipp to state policy communications manager.

The National 4-H Council hired Natalie Godwin as vice president of corporate communications. The Meat Institute elected key new officers, executive board members and its full board of directors members for 2025. Corteva appointed Judd O’Connor as executive vice president of the Seed Business Unit effective December 1.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has proposed a framework that would prevent some poultry products contaminated with certain salmonella levels from entering the market, and make those items subject to recall. 

The Agriculture Department is officially declaring salmonella an adulterant in some chicken products, barring the sale of any that are contaminated.