USPOULTRY is offering a new training course entitled, “The Safe Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.” The course provides educational instruction to industry workers on what avian influenza is; safe response methods; safe usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); depopulation, decontamination and disposal methods; and general safety precautions. This training is intended to be a resource for workers and supervisors on safely responding to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) events.
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Consumers are significantly less likely to say that the U.S. has an affordable food supply than they were two years ago, according to a new consumer survey. According to the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey, 50.1 percent of consumers said in May that U.S. food is affordable, down from 55.6 percent in May 2023 and 59 percent in May 2022.
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The CDC announced on Thursday that a second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the third human case associated with the ongoing multistate outbreak of HPAI in U.S. dairy cows. None of the three cases are associated with each other.
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The Early Bird registration rate ends today for the Chicken Marketing Summit, to be held on July 29-31, 2024, at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Birmingham, Alabama. Register here!
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The next edition of NCC’s Washington Report newsletter will be published on Friday, June 14, following NCC’s summer Board of Directors meeting on June 7-8.
This Memorial Day weekend, NCC honors America’s military men and women who lost their lives in service to our country. We will never forget their sacrifices to ensure the United States remains the land of the free.
