U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Wednesday that EPA will work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to deliver on President’s Trump’s promise to review the definition of “waters of the United States.” Zeldin said the agencies will move quickly to ensure that a revised definition follows the law, reduces red-tape, cuts overall permitting costs, and lowers the cost of doing business in communities across the country while protecting the nation’s navigable waters from pollution.

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The House on Tuesday passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) extending current government funding through the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2025. The Senate is set to vote on the bill later today.

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NCC this week joined dozens of food and agriculture organizations in supporting Luke Lindberg’s nomination to be the next Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Tuesday announced their continued work on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Guidelines).

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The Senate on Monday confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary. Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican House member from Oregon, secured her post in a vote of 67-32, with support from 17 Democrats, The Washington Post reported.

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The Joint Poultry Industry Safety Award Program is now accepting applications from poultry industry facilities that have demonstrated exceptional safety programs. This award program is open to members of the National Chicken Council (NCC), National Turkey Federation (NTF), and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). Eligible facilities include poultry processing plants, further processing facilities, egg processing plants, hatcheries, feed mills, animal support services and rendering facilities. To qualify, applicants must have implemented innovative and effective safety programs as well as have maintained injury and illness rates below the industry average for three consecutive years.

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Mar-Jac Poultry on Wednesday announced a remarkable safety milestone: 1,000,000 man-hours without a lost time incident, highlighting the unwavering commitment to safety by the company’s 1,000 employees over the past six months.

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NCC this week on social media

On March 14, 2025, in Social Media, by Tom

NCC is active on all major social media channels! Follow the NCC and Chicken Check In accounts on NCC Twitter, Chicken Check In Twitter, InstagramLinkedInYouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Click through to see a few recent posts.

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CPI increased by 2.8 percent, DOL reports

On March 14, 2025, in Consumer Price Index, by Josh Ricken

According to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the all-items index rose 2.8 percent over the past twelve months.

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The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand rose by 3.2 percent over the 12 months ending in February, remaining unchanged in February itself. Prices for final demand goods increased by 0.3 percent, while the index for final demand services declined by 0.2 percent.

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USDA’s March 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report showed increased production for chicken in 2025, lowered exports, and lowered prices.

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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending March 15, 2025, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 169,524,000 broilers, a 6-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

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