The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service is extending the comment period for its proposed rule titled Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments for an additional 15 days, through August 23.
This rule proposes to require that live poultry dealers disclose key information to poultry growers regarding the financial returns the grower can expect from their business relationship with the dealer and information about inputs they receive.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to purchase poultry products for the National School Lunch Program and other federal nutrition assistance programs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry seized more than 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat.