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Legislation would allow farmers to sell their poultry at farmers markets, roadside stands and through delivery By GRACE ...
A push is underway among some members of Congress that could overturn a measure approved by California voters aimed at improving the treatment of farm animals.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced her department will distribute $14.5 million in reimbursements to state-run meat and ...
Paula Soldner inspected meat and poultry ... that plant receive that daily inspection from inspection personnel? In my mind, that's a huge question mark," Soldner says. She says further staff ...
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate announces that USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is exercising USDA’s authority to use funds received as part of the FY 2025 Non-Recurring ...
The USDA's $14.54 million funding increase provided critical support for state meat and poultry inspection programs, ...
Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a bill titled the “Study And Framework for Efficiency in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025” or the “SAFE FOOD Act of 2025” which would ...
Repeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US ...
Kiecker discussed the Federal Meat Inspection Act and how states can resume meat inspection under federal law. He also explained what states need to do to sell in interstate markets. Kiecker said ...
The Federal Meat Inspection Act empowers inspectors with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to prescribe rules and regulations for meat preparation and prevent the sale of adulterated ...
Some West Virginia lawmakers want to remove consumer sales taxes on the processing of beef, pork and lamb at slaughterhouses. House Bill 2146 would reduce the cost for individuals who want to have ...