Saluting our Veterans

On November 8, 2024, in Holidays, by Tom Super

On Monday, we will remember and honor all who have served or are actively serving. Thank you, Veterans!

 

USDA on Wednesday said it plans to sample milk in states where dairy herds have been infected with avian flu in an effort to stamp out the virus. It was first confirmed in Texas in March before spreading to herds in 14 states.

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NCC this week on social media

On November 1, 2024, in Social Media, by Tom Super

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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Chicken prices remain a head of a year-ago on strong consumer trends, Rabobank reported in its October North American Agribusiness Review, released Thursday.

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Cuba’s economy, which has been struggling since 2016 and fared poorly during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, is facing lower tourism revenues, decreased agricultural output, energy shortages, and double-digit inflation, according to a report this week released by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), “Cuba’s Deteriorating Food Security and Its Implications for U.S. Agricultural Exports.”

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NCC this week on social media

On October 25, 2024, in Social Media, by Tom Super

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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Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper yesterday joined state, federal, and agriculture industry leaders in Soperton, Ga., to announce that the preliminary estimate of Hurricane Helene’s economic impact on Georgia’s #1 industry, agriculture, is $6.46 billion, including preliminary direct losses to farm families & forest landowners of almost $3.2 billion.

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The HPAI Impact & Insights Forum will bring together the poultry and dairy industries to assess the current domestic and international situation with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), epidemiological trends, biosecurity efforts, producer experiences, communication strategies, and much more. The Forum will provide an overall dialogue to convey lessons learned in an effort to be better prepared to prevent and control HPAI in the future. The Forum will be held Oct. 29-30 in Arlington, Virginia, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. NCC is a collaborating partner of the meeting.

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