…while also cognizant of the welfare of the animals they are hauling. We want them to rest as needed, instead of racing against the clock.” Current rules require a livestock…
Corporate Leaders and National FFA Announce Transformational Initiative Addressing Emergent Agricultural Challenges
…their purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. They connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need…
Significant Changes to the Endangered Species Act on the Horizon
…revision is one of the key reasons that supporters of the bills believe that updates are necessary. One of the critiques of the ESA is that animals are added to…
FDA Proposes New Food Recall Guidelines
…recall. The proposed change would mean the FDA will publicize retail locations that may have distributed products which could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.”…
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
…names for meat products are understood by consumers to mean meat from animals that have been slaughtered for food. In the letter, Johnson says the NFU is concerned about the…
Agri View: Learning from Native Americans
…they consumed back then was mostly from wild animals. Deer, elk, and buffalo. You know, practical for those people at that time. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Pork Industry Commits To Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
…in humans and animals. Known as the “AMR Challenge” and being led by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
…animal disease traceability what it should be—a modern system that tracks animals from birth to slaughter using affordable technology that allows USDA to quickly trace sick and exposed animals to…
Agri View: Worst Wildfire Year Ever?
…isn’t row crop land that takes the worst beating in wildfires. The vast amount of grazing land, weather it is for domestic livestock or wildlife, has already been staggering. Here…
Global Pork Production Shifting Because of Virus
…supplies. Surplus pork supplies are weighing the markets down as producers are rushing to market their healthy animals. Chinese pork prices have risen 40 percent since the country put the…
ASF Found in Belgium and Spreading in China
…currently working with several of its government agencies to help prevent the spread from wild animals into its domestic herds. Belgium is currently stressing that there is no disease in…
African Swine Fever Accelerating in China
…A Rabobank analyst told Reuters that “it looks like it’s accelerating,” and creating the expectation that farmers will start selling off pigs before they are forced to cull animals if…
Mitigating Wildfire Risk with Livestock Grazing
…purposes. However, periodic grazing has a substantially smaller impact on an ecosystem than a wildfire. Grazing can also help to improve the overall health and function of the soil by…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…to rise. The report focuses on Central Valley crops, the dairy industry, as well as the beef cattle grazing industry. By demonstrating the challenges facing California agriculture, the hope is…