Starting Feb. 26 for a limited time, KFC is introducing the international smash hit, Chizza (“cheet-za”), to KFC menus in the U.S.* It’s not pizza, it’s Chizza: two 100% white meat Extra Crispy™ fried chicken filets topped with zesty marinara sauce, melty mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni.

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“We are probably 18 months or so away from being able to identify a vaccine that would be effective for this particular (avian flu) that we’re dealing with now,” USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday in front of the House Agriculture Committee.

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USDA releases 2022 Census of Agriculture

On February 16, 2024, in Farm Income, USDA, by Tom Super

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service on Tuesday released its latest Ag Census, the 2022 Ag Census, which contains data about the characteristics of United States farms and their operations.

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The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced recently the launch of a new California Fast Food Workers Union, creating a labor union specifically for fast food workers less than two months before a $20/hour fast food minimum wage law comes into effect in the state.

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In comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Chicken Council (NCC) outlined the many ways in which chicken producers reduce food waste, recycle byproducts, and utilize products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. The comments were in response to the agency’s proposed Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.

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NCC this week on social media

On February 9, 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 posts from this week.

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Jeff Paschall, VP of sales and marketing at Fieldale Farms and NCC Marketing Committee Chair, received the National Protein and Food Distributors Association (NPFDA) “Member of the Year Award,” given at its awards reception during the Annual Protein Convention at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Jan 31.

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The 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had the largest trade show floor ever with 621,350 square feet of exhibit space and 1,427 exhibitors. This year, IPPE had more than 31,000 poultry and egg, meat, and animal food industry attendees representing 130+ countries.

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