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Vaccine Production Breakthrough at UCDavis
June 25, 2010 - An award-winning venture by a University of California (UC) Davis student team uses tobacco plants instead of eggs to produce vaccines in weeks instead of months. The team's first target for testing their vaccine production method is Newcastle disease.

PSA Announces New Fellows and Winners
June 25, 2010 - The Poultry Science Association has announced its list of annual awardees, including five new PSA Fellows. The awards will be given at the PSA 2010 Annual Meeting in Denver next month.

St. Helen’s Meat Packers Leads industry with Driver Training Requirement
June 24, 2010 - St. Helen’s Meat Packers, a family-owned meat packing and processing company in Toronto, has become the first company of its type in Ontario to mandate Certified Livestock Transportation (CLT) courses for all livestock transporters delivering to its facility.

Poultry Industry Joins Together to Form ARMMI
ARMMI Board of Directors

June 14, 2010 – Ontario’s poultry industry has improved its ability and capacity to respond to emergency situations with the establishment of Agriculture Response Materials Management Inc. (ARMMI).

Cleansing Solution Removes Harmful Bacteria
June 11, 2010 – Using a cleansing solution to wash eviscerated chicken carcasses was effective in removing bacteria that cause human foodborne diseases, according to a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.

Change Creates Opportunities for Food Processors
June 11, 2010 – A columnist with Food Technology Magazine says changing lifestyles and demographics are creating new opportunities for processors to introduce new food products.

High Interest Rates a Risk For Ag Industry
June 10, 2010, Toronto – Some segments of the Canadian agriculture industry could face an unsettling outlook in three to five years if they don’t take steps now to manage their debt, increase their productivity and bring their debt-to-income ratios back into balance.