Aquaculture Group Applauds Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for Fish Farm Proposal

The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance applauded the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) proposal to issue a five-year Marine Aquaculture Permit to Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC to grow rainbow trout (steelhead) in its existing commercial marine net pens in Puget Sound.

North American Meat Institute Challenges California’s Proposition 12 in Court

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12: The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (Prop 12 or the law). The Meat Institute opposes the law because it will hurt the nation’s food value chain by significantly increasing costs for producers and consumers.

Complaints Lodged Against Iowa Pork Plant by Pacific Islanders Recruited for Work

Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday in a news conference that the state will withhold incentives for the company, Seaboard Triumph Foods in Sioux City, while the allegations about its treatment of the Pacific islanders are investigated.

National Chicken Council Unveils New Sustainability Resources

October 4, 2019 National Chicken Council

With the help of technology, modern breeding, nutrient management, feed conversion and improved animal husbandry practices, chicken producers in the U.S. have significantly reduced the use of water, farmland, electricity, greenhouse gas emissions, and other valuable natural resources.

CFIA: Various Raw Beef and Raw Veal Products Recalled Due to E. Coli O157:H7

Industry is recalling various raw beef and raw veal products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described.