USDA Rolls Out Rule to Stop Fraud in Organic Food Sales January 19, 2023 By Tom Polansek The U.S. government plans to impose new regulations on food producers and handlers aimed at reducing fraudulent schemes in which...
Avian Flu Outbreak Wipes Out Record 50.5 Million Birds November 28, 2022 By Tom Polansek Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak...
Bird Flu Forces Free-Range Chickens Into Lockdown, From Pennsylvania to France May 3, 2022 By Tom Polansek and Sybille de La Hamaide Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no...
U.S. Considers Vaccines to Protect Poultry From Deadly Bird Flu April 4, 2022 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking into vaccines as an option to protect poultry against deadly bird flu, the...
Delaware Poultry Farm With 1.2 Million Birds Hit by Lethal Flu February 23, 2022 By Tom Polansek A commercial poultry farm in Delaware with 1.2 million birds has been hit by a highly lethal form of bird...
Agriculture Officials Find More Avian Flu Cases in Wild Birds, Caution Poultry Farmers January 19, 2022 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported two more cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds on Tuesday, raising...
Bird Flu Found in Wild Duck Could Endanger Poultry Industry January 18, 2022 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday confirmed the first case of a highly pathogenic type of avian influenza in...
Unions Say Meat Plants Relaxed COVID-19 Safety Measures After Outbreaks December 26, 2021 By Tom Polansek Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, last year assigned a team of dedicated employees to enforce social distancing and...
EPA to Revisit Bayer Dicamba Herbicide Risks After 3,500 Reports of Crop Damage December 22, 2021 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the herbicide dicamba can be sprayed on soybean and cotton plants genetically...
Pork Plants Allowed to Operate Faster in Trial Program November 12, 2021 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday that nine pork plants can apply to operate faster processing-line speeds under...