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- USDA Rural Development Innovation Center Launches Interactive Webpage to Share Best Practices for Rural Economic Development
- Secretary Perdue Commemorates First Year at USDA
- Secretary Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
- Perdue Statement on House Committee Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
- Secretary Perdue Statement Regarding Chinese Duties on U.S. Sorghum
CEO Blog
As I have mentioned in previous blogs—-the average weight of chickens has soared in the past 50 years. In 1955 the average weight of a chicken was 3.07# while today it is 6.24#!!!!! More than double. And that is just the average. Many growers are raising birds close to 10#. (like the size of a small turkey). In other words—to meet global demand, the growers are growing them as fast as they can and as big as they can. Well, that growing mentality has finally “come home to roost.” No pun intended.
Because of this mentality–a big industry problem has arisen. They have found..... READ MORE
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