Containment of avian influenza outbreak requires diligence by USDA and farmers In the week since we last reported on the avian influenza epidemic in the US, the number of detections of the disease that have been reported has increased by 14 to 163. The total number of birds dying of the disease or being euthanized…

Why China has the upper hand in the South China Sea By Barry C. Lynn June 3, 2015 Employees in a LCD factory in Wuhan, Hubei province, May 8, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily Washington’s failure in recent years to keep careful watch over what goods are made where — especially when it comes to such vital…

John Oliver vs. chicken His segment on his HBO comedy show could help chicken farmers who feel victimized by poultry processors. By Nathaniel Haas 6/1/15 5:24 PM EDT Updated 6/1/15 8:10 PM EDT Getty Feathers flew when John Oliver took on the poultry industry — and the squawking may even end up echoing in the…

Who’s Murdering Thousands of Chickens in South Carolina? Somebody turned the fans off on 300,000 chickens to suffocate them—somebody who knows exactly how the industry works June 2, 2015 by Christopher Leonard The chicken farm on Brewer Road, just south of the small town of Manning in South Carolina, is hidden away down a series…

U.S. cattle producers, with their high mandated costs and bad trade policy, can’t compete with cheap imports. If Congress caves to the WTO in repealing Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), this label COOL will disappear, and U.S. cattle production will be reduced to a part-time hobby industry. The wholesale side of the industry, not requiring…