…back down as we’ve seen these outbreaks kind of dial back, but we’re still seeing some supply issues, due to avian influenza that have kind of driven things back up…
California Poultry Farms Struggling with Avian Flu Outbreaks
California poultry producers are struggling with a severe outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The World Organization of Animal Health has reported over 500 million birds lost globally to avian…
Week in Review: Grower Perspective on Pest Management & Navigating New Challenges with Neonics
…costs of fertilizers impacting farmers and the environment. California is receiving federal support from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for efforts to address exotic fruit fly outbreaks. Stay…
Emergency Funding from USDA to Address Fruit Fly Outbreaks
California is receiving federal support for efforts to address exotic fruit fly outbreaks. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking action against the growing threats posed…
USDA Network Protects Livestock
…preparedness for animal disease outbreaks by providing that first line of being able to detect where the disease is and where it isn’t. And allow us to quickly contain it.”…
Canadian Import Requirements for Romaine Returning This Fall
…from those counties will have to provide negative test results for E. coli O157:H7 or show Proof of Origin documentation for other U.S. growing regions. Initially, CFIA prohibited romaine imports…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Botrytis Outbreaks in Check
…like zinfandel, paired with elevated nitrogen levels and dense canopies, can promote botrytis outbreaks,” Rieser explained. “Late season infections become more severe when that relative humidity exceeds 92 percent, and…
Strengthening Dog Import Standards
…safe. It will also prevent illnesses and disease outbreaks in people.” Smith also says she’ll continue pushing this bipartisan bill forward. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program…
Agronomic Minute: Staying on Top of Bacterial Blast
…Rieser explained that cold and wet weather is ideal for outbreaks in orchards. “Under these conditions the pathogen can multiply on the hosts and then it can be disseminated by…
Safe Handling of Flour
…many of us means baking. Did you know it is possible to get Salmonella and E. coli. from raw flour? Flour is a raw powder made by processing raw grains grown in fields….
Turkeys May Cost More This Thanksgiving
…in August compared to the same time last year. Despite the higher prices, there should be enough turkeys available for the Thanksgiving demand. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says “HPAI outbreaks…
FDA Conducting Targeted Sampling of Leafy Greens in Salinas Valley
…illness outbreaks based on recent traceback investigations. Based on field conditions, FDA may also collect environmental samples such as water, soil, and scat. The agency will be collecting iceberg, leaf,…
Improving E. Coli Tracking
…illness outbreaks. Scientists want to enhance the capacity of regulatory agencies to trace E. coli back to its source by studying how the DNA of a specific population of this…
West Nile Virus Still a Threat to Horses Despite Drought
…“Some of the most significant West Nile outbreaks have happened without significant rainfall,” says Dr. Justin Talley, Head of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State University. “Just because you…