…Beetle in California; $100,000 for a Regional Identification Center for Bark Beetle and other woodboring beetles in Oregon; A total of $165,975 to study attractants for the Giant African Land…
Are the Worst of the Problems With PED Virus Now Over?
Is increased testing and biosecurity for a deadly swine disease making a difference in detection and prevention? Rob Bain reports. Are the Worst of the Problems With PED Virus Now…
USDA Helps Deliver the Latest in Innovative Agricultural Methods to Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers
…to sell their produce. Alabama State Association of Cooperatives – $200,000 grant; To help African-American producers of vegetable and forest products in Greene, Wilcox, Hale, Pickens, Marengo, Choctaw and Sumter…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…grant. Milton’s Local Harvest will develop aggregation and wholesale distribution channels for farmers producing local swine and cattle products in Virginia and the District of Columbia. The project will improve…
California Farm Service Agency Deadline for Livestock Forage Program (LFP)
…poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Producers forced to liquidate their livestock may also be eligible for…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…equine, goats, llamas, poultry, reindeer, sheep or swine that have been or would have been grazing the eligible grazing land or pastureland. Producers forced to liquidate their livestock may also…
Update on Pork Industry and PEDv
…for the swine industry. Dr. Lisa Becton – Pork Checkoff director of swine health information and research – outlines the current status of this disease. The Pork Checkoff is investing…
USDA Announces Funding, Issues Federal Order to Combat PEDv
…and diagnostic laboratories to report all cases of PEDv and other new swine enteric coronavirus diseases to USDA and State animal health officials. The industry is already seeing herds previously…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Additional USDA Actions to Combat Spread of Diseases Among U.S. Pork Producers
…the biosecurity and health of the US swine herd while maintaining movement of pigs in the US, the USDA will require reporting of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and Swine…
USDA Officially Announces Sign-Up Date for Farmer and Rancher Disaster Assistance Programs
…weather. Eligible livestock includes beef cattle, dairy cattle, bison, poultry, sheep, swine, horses, and other livestock as determined by the Secretary. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have…
Helados La Tapatia, Inc. Recalls Products
…symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The products were distributed in Arizona, California,…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. The most common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating the contaminated product. The…
Farm Grown Scholarships Awarded
…member Samantha is a 16-year-old Junior at Clovis East High School. She raised a barrow, cross-breed swine and is also a varsity swimmer and captain of the water polo team….
Public Health Alert for Chicken Products Produced at Three Foster Farms Facilities
…persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy. The most common symptoms of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within eight to 72 hours. Additional symptoms may be chills, headache,…