legislation

U.S. Poultry will return to Russia after negotiators agreed to provide supplies which had not been treated with a chlorine rinse to reduce Salmonella. The story was covered in the St. Petersburg Times.

It’s interesting to note the article mentions the renewed effort to increase domestic meat production in Russia. “President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new 'food security' doctrine in February, calling for, among other things, 85 percent of all meat consumed in the country to be produced domestically. In January, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia would be able to cease all poultry imports by 2015.” There are, of course, many forms of trade restrictions.

PoultryCast 0212 Show Notes:

• Dr. Ron DeHaven, Chief Executive Officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association shares the facts on antibiotic resistance in this concise overview.  Great piece to refer to when the question comes up.  Dr. DeHaven's presentation slides are available here.

We continue to bring you conversations from IPE-IPSF as we talk with presenters following research highlighted at this important industry gathering. Good information for nutritionists given our recent interview with NCSU Grad Student Meghan Schwartz to discuss the effectiveness of enzyme use in broiler diets with and without DDGs. That follows on conversations about mycotoxins and phosphorus content variations in grain related to soil types and points of origination.

PoultryCast 0197 Show Notes:

• A group of Kansas State researchers evaluated several reviews of the House bill dealing with climate change and carbon credit markets to determine which segments of agriculture could be most affected.  Research assistant Bill Golden shares the results.

PoultryCast 0195 Show Notes:

• Legislation proposed by California Senator Diane Feinstein will require food producers to meet additional scrutiny in an effort to further insure food safety.  A conversation with National Chicken Council spokesman Richard Lobb covers current industry practices and the impact of the legislation, should it come to pass.

PoultryCast 0193 Show Notes:

• Looking at the current state of climate change legislation and regulation with National Pork Producers Council's Chief Environmental Council Michael Formica at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters meeting in KC.

PoultryCast 0190 Show Notes:

• The climate for Climate Change Legislation in Washington is still stormy, its just hiding behind the health care debate clouds. American Farm Bureau Federation's Senior Director for Congressional Relations Rick Krause provides this update on an important topic.

PoultryCast 0179 Show Notes:

• FDA uses low level committee meeting to initiate aggressive testimony limiting access to antibiotics for animal agriculture.
  

PoultryCast 0176 Show Notes:

• Congressional Republicans say negotiation process has excluded ag interests and may permanently hamper competitive position worldwide