NCC to EPA: Reduce the Total Renewable Fuel Mandate in Final Rule
WASHINGTON, DC – In comments submitted today, the National Chicken Council (NCC) urged U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Secretary Scott Pruitt to use the agency’s statutory general waiver...
View ArticleAmerica’s Largest Chicken Association Rolls Out Industry-Wide Standards for...
“Chicken Guarantees” outline welfare assurances for broiler chickens in the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC – The National Chicken Council (NCC), the United States’ oldest and largest national association...
View ArticleMeat and Poultry Industry Applauds Introduction of Agricultural Worker Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) today introduced the Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017, creating an H-2C visa program that will allow American farmers, ranchers,...
View ArticleNCC Praises USDA’s Withdrawal of Controversial ‘GIPSA Rules’ on Competitive...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it is withdrawing the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) interim final rule on competitive...
View ArticleNCC’s Harrison Kircher Promoted to Vice President of Government Affairs
National Chicken Council President Mike Brown today announced the promotion of a key NCC staff member. Harrison Kircher has been named Vice President of government affairs. Kircher joined NCC in 2011...
View ArticleAmick Farms’ Ben Harrison Installed as Chairman of the National Chicken Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ben Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amick Farms, LLC (Batesburg, South Carolina and Hurlock, Maryland), was installed as 2017-2018 chairman of the National Chicken...
View ArticlePoultry Industry Continues to Improve Worker Safety Record
Injury and Illness rate down from year ago, at all-time low WASHINGTON, D.C. – The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry sector’s slaughter and processing workforce has...
View ArticleUS Poultry Producers Applaud WTO’s Indonesian Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), National Chicken Council (NCC), and National Turkey Federation (NTF) applaud the World Trade Organization’s confirmation of a WTO...
View ArticleUSPOULTRY Releases White Paper on How the Poultry Industry Benefits...
TUCKER, Ga. – The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has released a white paper, titled “Providing Protein, Enriching Lives,” that highlights the multiple ways the poultry industry benefits...
View ArticleEPA Releases ‘18 Ethanol Volumes at Maximum levels; Chicken Producers Cry Foul
Agency keeps pumping corn ethanol into a saturated fuel market WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is mandating the statutory maximum 15 billion...
View ArticleAmericans to Eat 1.35 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl
Fans flock to bone-in wings, choose ranch as the #1 dipping sauce in new nationwide poll Washington, D.C. – The National Chicken Council today released its annual Chicken Wing Report, which projects...
View ArticlePoultry Groups Praise Significant Breakthrough Restoring CERCLA Exemptions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and United Egg Producers praised a breakthrough bipartisan bill introduced today by 20...
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View ArticleUSPOULTRY Releases White Paper on How the Poultry Industry Benefits...
TUCKER, Ga. – The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has released a white paper, titled “Providing Protein, Enriching Lives,” that highlights the multiple ways the poultry industry benefits...
View ArticleEPA Releases ‘18 Ethanol Volumes at Maximum levels; Chicken Producers Cry Foul
Agency keeps pumping corn ethanol into a saturated fuel market WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is mandating the statutory maximum 15 billion...
View ArticleAmericans to Eat 1.35 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl
Fans flock to bone-in wings, choose ranch as the #1 dipping sauce in new nationwide poll Washington, D.C. – The National Chicken Council today released its annual Chicken Wing Report, which projects...
View ArticlePoultry Groups Praise Significant Breakthrough Restoring CERCLA Exemptions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and United Egg Producers praised a breakthrough bipartisan bill introduced today by 20...
View ArticleApplications Being Accepted for Poultry Industry Safety Recognition Awards
The Joint Poultry Industry Safety Award Program is accepting applications from poultry industry facilities with outstanding safety programs. The program is open to National Chicken Council, National...
View ArticleChina Removes Duties On US Chicken But Market Remains Closed to US Poultry...
Washington, D.C. – China’s decision to drop anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties as of Tuesday on U.S. broilers was welcomed by the U.S. industry, but the decision is not expected to have any...
View ArticleCongress Adds Momentum to Restoring CERCLA Exemptions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a federal court order in six weeks set to impose a massive reporting deadline on farmers, the National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council, U.S. Poultry & Egg...
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