…impact the U.S. pig population. African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious foreign animal disease that affects both domestic and feral (wild) pigs. It does not affect human health and…
USDA Continues to Prevent African Swine Fever from Entering the U.S.
…is available at www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/swine/asf. Additionally, USDA is releasing four infographics on the following topics: African Swine Fever Risk Pathways (PDF, 2.4 MB) Biosecurity (PDF, 312 KB) Signs and Symptoms of…
Another Online Tool for Pest and Disease Management
…has launched a new webpage that can help growers with frequently asked questions about common pests and diseases. The new page is comparative to a scaled-down version of the University…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
…and AFBF have not been on the same page when it comes to immigration labor reform. The recently debated and failed bill from Republican Bob Goodlatte, which was supported by AFBF,…
FFA Chapters Use Innovative Microsoft Solution to Delve Deeper Into Agriculture
…FFA Chapter Alaska The Palmer FFA Chapter Iron Mountain FFA Arkansas DTSOI Springdale FFA Chapter California Ripon Christian FFA Chapter Surprise Valley FFA Chapter Colorado Calhan FFA Chapter Roosevelt FFA…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
…It’s a 17-page response, it’s excellent, it provides a lot of really useful information and statistics on the hazards of wildfire smoke,” Hornung noted. Listen to the report below. Petition…
USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced additional steps to keep African swine fever (ASF) from entering the United States, even as the disease spreads internationally. These steps strengthen…
Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…development of a vaccine bank is drastically less than the cost of addressing an outbreak of disease. “These transmissible diseases have kind of began with foot and mouth. African swine…
Study Reveals Pigs Can Transmit FMD Prior to Signs of Sickness
…fever and blisters. Foot-and-mouth disease continues to be the most important foreign disease of livestock worldwide, said Jonathan Arzt, lead investigator and veterinary medical officer with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Although…
Keeping the Carbon Footprint of Livestock in Perspective
…animal agriculture will always talk about cows and beef cattle and sheep and swine and so on, but they would never raise issues of companion animals such as horses,” said…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…non-exempt support up to 8.5 percent of the total value of production for a specific product. The panel ruled that Chinese subsidies for producers from 2012 to 2015 were well…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…morning, Chief Lohr and President Van Dyke presented Cumberland County Soil Conservation District (SCD) in Crossville, Tenn., with the 2018 Earth Team Award. The National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA) also presented annual awards on Feb….
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…Tuesday, Feb. 19, the National FFA Foundation will celebrate Give FFA Day, a 24-hour campaign encouraging the public to support various needs impacting FFA members. If interested in giving, one can visitFFA.org/giveffaday. On…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
Agricultural producers have until Feb. 14, 2019, to sign up for USDA’s Market Facilitation Program (MFP), launched last year to help producers suffering from damages due to unjustified trade retaliation. Producers can…
