Bipartisan, Bicameral Members of Congress Seek Assurances for Chicken Exports as Part of Bird Flu Strategy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses – Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and Reps. Steve Womack …

NCC Calls for Withdrawal of Draconian ‘GIPSA Rules’

Midnight regulations would inflict billions of dollars of economic harm to American agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C. – In comments filed today with the U.S. Department of …

NCC Statement on Confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at Tennessee Broiler-Breeder Farm

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 5, 2017 – The National Chicken Council (NCC) today was notified by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and …

NCC Applauds Reintroduction of Bipartisan Bill to Reform Ethanol Mandate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today reintroduced the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform …

Americans to Eat 1.33 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl

Americans will consume enough drumettes and flats to circle the Earth nearly three times Washington, D.C. – Americans’ consumption of the unofficial staple of Super Bowl …

Chicken Wing History

Buffalo Chicken Wing History Deep-fried chicken wings have long been a staple of Southern cooking.  But the concept of cooking wings in peppery hot sauce …