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Egg Farms Violated Safety Rules
Aug. 31, 2010 – Barns infested with flies, maggots and scurrying rodents, and overflowing manure pits were among the widespread food safety problems inspectors found at a group of Iowa egg farms at the heart of a nationwide recall and salmonella outbreak.


EFSA reviews management of broiler breeders
Aug. 20, 2010 – The European Food Safety Authority has reviewed the management and housing of broiler breeders.

Egg recall expanded after salmonella outbreak
Aug. 20, 2010 – An Iowa company on Wednesday broadened a nationwide recall of its eggs to 380 million after some of its facilities were linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people across the country.

Arsenic in field runoff linked to poultry litter
August 16, 2010 – Fields amended with poultry litter can accumulate significant levels of arsenic, according to studies by USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and associates.

Farmers lean to truce on animals’ close quarters
Aug. 20, 2010, West Mansfield, Ohio — A staple of modern agriculture that is seen by critics as inhumane and a threat to the environment and health — is on the verge of significant change.


Aviagen draws students from around the world
Aug. 16, 2010 – For more than four decades, poultry production experts from academia and industry have gathered to share their insights with production managers from around the world at the annual Aviagen Production Management School.

Food as a tool for disease prevention
Aug. 13, 2010, London, Ont. – As Canada rapidly approaches what experts are calling a "health crisis," a new report issued by the Richard Ivey School of Business calls for a Canadian Food Strategy that fully addresses the health of Canadians.

Canadian genetics exports resume to Mexico
August 4, 2010 - Canadian poultry genetics exporters will again have access to the Mexican market since the doors were closed following the March 2004 outbreak of avian influenza.

International Poultry Expo Pre-Registration
August 3, 2010 - Online pre-registration for the 2011 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo is now open.  Scheduled January 26-28, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, the annual event is sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and American Feed Industry Association.

New Website Aims to Raise Profile of N.S. Farmers
August 3, 2010 - The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture has launched a new website aimed at raising the profile of local farmers. The start of the marketing campaign came a day after the release of a report that shows Nova Scotia farmers are getting 13 cents of every grocery dollar spent in the province.