Margaret “Maggie” Alexandria Ernst, a former 34-year team member at NCC, passed away on May 31, 2025.

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Most Americans view the “Make America Healthy Again” movement positively, but their level of support differs depending on their party affiliation, according to the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey at Purdue University and the University of Illinois.

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Shifting consumer preferences are driving interest in chicken-based meat sticks, disrupting the $4.8 million meat snack market which has traditionally relied on beef. Chicken is one of the fastest growing proteins in meat snacks, with an 84% growth over the past three years, according to Circana.

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Farmer sentiment reached a four-year high in May, driven by growing optimism on agricultural exports and the impacts of tariffs on farm income, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

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Multiple courts this week issued rulings on President Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs, with the U.S. International Trade Court early in the week blocking the tariffs followed by a DC appeals court overturning the decision and allowing them to resume.

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NCC this week submitted comments to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force, announced on March 27, 2025, outlining several opportunities for regulatory reform in order to unleash competition.

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The Early Bird registration deadline ends tomorrow, May 31, for the 2025 Chicken Marketing Summit, held at the DeSoto Savannah in Savannah, Georgia, on July 28-30, 2025. Register today by clicking here. There are also discounts available for NCC members, and if companies register multiple attendees.

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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins will travel to Italy next week in a bid to open the markets to U.S. agriculture producers.

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