The National Chicken Council’s 70th Annual Conference is scheduled to be held on October 22-23 in Washington, D.C. Among this year’s featured speakers are two key government officials who play central roles in shaping agricultural and trade policy affecting the U.S. poultry industry: USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden and Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Ag Affairs and Commodity Policy Dr. Julie Callahan.

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Latest on government shutdown

On October 17, 2025, in Appropriations, by David Elrod

Congress again failed to end the government shutdown, holding another four votes in the Senate that were unable to move the needle.

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Former Tennessee agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher is running to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles in next year’s Republican primary.

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The four-week month of September generated nearly $8.5 billion in meat department sales, according to the latest Performance Report from Circana, 210 Analytics, and Hillphoenix. This reflects inflationary gains as well as demand-driven growth. Pound sales increased 0.5% in September 2025. This increase was fully driven by fresh meat sales that increased 1.7% in September while processed meat sales were down 2.5%.

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The North Carolina Poultry Federation (NCPF) held its annual meeting earlier this month at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center. This was the 58th Annual Meeting of the Federation and included the election of the 2025-2026 Board of Directors, an Awards Banquet honoring this year’s environmental award winners as well as retiring Executive Director Robert L. Ford.

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Hodie Meats joins NCC as allied member company

On October 17, 2025, in Membership, by Polina Burko

Hodie Meats, based in Alto, GA, has joined the National Chicken Council as an allied member company. Tyler Disk, President, will serve as the official representative to NCC.

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