Supports USDA fall planning and decisive actions to stop virus.

Online resources available to help plan the meal, select the turkey and prepare for cooking, plating, and leftovers.

Grandin guides the viewing public with an expert eye on the growth and delivery of 253 million turkeys each year.

The National Turkey Federation welcomed Wednesday afternoon’s House Energy and Commerce Committee’s opening round of hearings to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Keith M. Williams brings 25 years of experience working with reporters to benefit the public with an understanding of agriculture and food safety.

The turkey industry faces growing economic problems, fueled by the terrible drought in the Midwest and a misguided federal ethanol policy that is turning a feed shortage into an acute feed crisis.

According to the latest USDA forecast for turkey production, during the first six months of 2011, turkey meat production was 5.5 percent higher than the same period in 2010 (2.9 billion pounds).

National Turkey Federation (NTF) President Joel Brandenberger announced the appointment of Lisa Wallenda Picard, formerly chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), as NTF’s new vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs.