At the first negotiating session on a final version of the new $500 billion U.S. farm bill, several lawmakers said COOL should be revised or repealed.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said that unless Congress reinstates a ban on horse slaughter, a proposed horse meat plant in New Mexico will open soon.

Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA) announced on Friday members of the bipartisan Congressional Chicken Caucus in the 113th Congress.

The turkey industry ends 2010 the same way it began, with several bright spots standing out amid ongoing economic and political uncertainty. For the first nine months, the industry enjoyed