…Censky, and “The 2018 Economic Outlook for Agriculture” presented by USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson. The forum distinguished speaker is Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank and…
NPPC: Mexico Pork Exports Rule Maintains Good Trade Relationship
…Classical Swine Fever, a highly contagious viral disease in pigs. It was eradicated from the United States in the late 1970s. APHIS in 2016 concluded that the risk of the…
Agri View: FFA Strong Leadership
…an agricultural education major at California State University of Chico, was elected national president. Holbert is the first female African American elected to the office of president. Erica Baier, an…
United States Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…an accurate measurement of the U.S. swine industry, NASS surveyed over 9,200 operators across the nation during the first half of December. The data collected were received by electronic data…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…another tool in the toolbox for integrated feral swine damage management.” The development of tools and techniques for use in feral swine damage management supports the National Feral Swine Damage…
California President Leads 2017-18 National FFA
…Secretary Erica Baier Breanna Holbert, an agricultural education major at the California State University of Chico, was elected national president. Holbert is the first female African American elected to the…
“i5k” is for Insects
…cattle fever ticks. This vaccine may protect cattle from several fatal tick-borne diseases and eventually fight ticks that spread Lyme disease to people. Parallel with the i5k initiative, ARS’s National…
Salmonella Vaccine Reduces Animal Disease and Foodborne Illness
…of major U.S. and global outbreaks in swine in the 1980s and 1990s, causes a severe disease that can kill animals. According to ARS scientists, if an outbreak occurs in…
University of Missouri Studying Tick-Borne Diseases
…the red blood cells and causes severe anemia, fever and weight loss in cattle, sometimes can be fatal. Researchers say the overall goal is to develop sustainable ways to treat…
Agriculture Looks for Ways to Boost Exports
…the South African market, but Warner says the pork industry’s pressing for a bigger opening. Sales in the EU are just a fraction of U.S. pork exports. Closed markets include…
Swine Disease Monitoring System in Development
Farm Journal’s Pork Network Dot Com reports the Swine Health Information Center has funded a nearly real-time monitoring system for swine disease across the globe. The system will include the…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
…visits, USDA determined that current conditions support classical swine fever-free recognition for all of Mexico, according to Meatingplace. This newly proposed action would release classical swine fever-specific restrictions on the…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
Warning of the dire economic consequences of an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), swine veterinarians from around the country during Capitol Hill visits will urge congressional lawmakers to establish an…
U.S. Swine Herd is Expanding
The June USDA quarterly hog and pigs report showed an expanding U.S. swine herd. As of June 1st, there were 71.7 million hogs and pigs on American farms, up three…