Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) is slated to speak on October 23 at the National Chicken Council’s 70th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. North Carolina’s 10th congressional district is located in central and western North Carolina and currently includes all of Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Yadkin counties, and most of Forsyth County including much of the city of Winston-Salem. Case Farms, Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods all have a presence in the district.
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To kickoff the NFL season and September’s National Chicken Month, NCC, the Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses, and the Congressional and Senate Small Brewers Caucuses will be hosting a bicameral Congressional reception on Thursday, September 4 on Capitol Hill. If you are in D.C. and interested in a late afternoon reception with chicken wings and cold beer, please contact David Elrod for more information: [email protected]. To RSVP, please click here.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins yesterday announced a commitment to new actions to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. and recruit new veterinarians to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in their role to protect American ranchers, animals, and our food supply.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently it was acting on the backlog of 175 Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) petitions from 38 small refineries for 2016 – 2024 compliance, and is granting full exemptions to 63 petitions, granting partial exemptions to 77 petitions, denying 28 petitions, and determining 7 petitions to be ineligible.
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Foster Farms and Case Farms last week finalized an agreement to transfer ownership of Foster Farms’ Farmerville, Louisiana Complex. The transaction includes the Fresh Chicken, Prepared Foods, and Protein Conversion facilities located in Farmerville, Louisiana, as well as the feed mill in Arcadia, Louisiana, and the hatchery in Athens, Louisiana. Case Farms and Foster Farms are committed to a smooth transition for their team members, customers, and suppliers as part of this strategic move for both businesses.
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The staff at the National Chicken Council wishes you a happy Labor Day Weekend! Thank you to the men and women of the chicken industry who work every day to produce America’s favorite protein!
