by Wally Northway Published: April 3,2011
Tags: Danny Magee, Danny Thornton, Jim Watson, L.T., laryngotracheitis
There is a disease that has been identified in some poultry houses in South Mississippi that is easily transmitted from bird to bird and farm to farm and can leave growers with hundreds of dead birds in just days. It poses no risks to humans, researchers say, but can be catastrophic to growers’ financial health [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 23,2011
Tags: Danny Thornton, Dr. Byron Williams, Mark Leggett, Sen. Thad Cochran, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture
A new regulation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture requiring nutrition labels on raw, single-ingredient poultry products has the poultry industry in Mississippi somewhat mystified — and very concerned. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the USDA will require certain poultry products to provide nutrition information on the package or available at the point-of-purchase. The rule is [...] [...]
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