Washington D.C. updates 11/3/22

November 3, 2022

Farm Bill hearings planned for the lame-duck session In October, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced plans to hold multiple Farm Bill hearings by year-end. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry …

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Biotech ban could make eggs “luxury items” in Mexico

November 3, 2022

A ban on imports of genetically modified corn could raise feed costs for that nation’s livestock and poultry sectors and make eggs “a luxury item” for lower-income people, according to a study commissioned by a …

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Pressure building on Biden EPA to regulate CAFOs

November 3, 2022

Environmentalists, citizen groups and some in the “environmental justice” community are putting considerable pressure on the Biden EPA to step up federal regulation of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Most commercial layer operations meet the …

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APHIS introduces wild bird HPAI dashboard

November 3, 2022

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a publicly available dashboard that displays the results from nationwide avian influenza virus (AIV) monitoring in wild bird populations. Wild bird samples are routinely collected …

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U.S. Poultry Industry Provides 2 Million Jobs and $556 Billion in Economic Impact

November 2, 2022

The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers have released an updated economic impact study that highlights the positive impact the poultry industry has on jobs, …

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