…1.9 million pounds. Brazil’s agriculture minister attributed USDA’s safety concerns to the lumps some steers develop as a result of an allergic reaction to a vaccine against the foot-and-mouth disease….
China Plans Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry
…the near-term, it’s a good thing” but adds that “In the long run, vaccination does not help the eradication of the disease.” H7N9 first emerged in China in 2013, but…
Wheat Geneticist Presented with Innovator of the Year Award
…content and improve disease resistance. The awards are presented to individual faculty, staff or teams whose achievements have made a considerable societal impact. Recipients are presented with $10,000 dollars to…
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
…efficiency, and decreases disease susceptibility. In a study, Marchant-Forde looked at different types of pig pens. Pigs had access to a standard pen with a metal floor (the “control” pen),…
Almond Matters: Hull Rot Management
…we move into summer. Clay said the spring weather and modern practices aid this type of disease. “Generally when you start to see this disease it’s in the drier part…
Pork Checkoff Builds Momentum for Secure Pork Supply Plan
Plan will minimize business disruption from foreign animal diseases The National Pork Board, with major support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is creating a Secure Pork Supply Plan to…
Critical Agricultural Research and Extension Projects Gains Support
…An award to Oregon State University will improve management of potato early dying disease in the Pacific Northwest, a region that represents 57 percent of U.S. potato production. More information…
Eating Your Greens—Microgreens, That is!
…disease. However, research has never investigated whether eating red cabbage microgreens reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease more than eating mature cabbage plants, notes ARS chemist Tom Wang. To learn…
Backyard Flocks Sickening Hundreds of People
The Centers for Disease Control says more than 370 people have reported Salmonella infections from backyard flocks this year, and more than one-third of them were children under five years…
Rural America the New ‘Inner City’
…pace than other areas. The data also says rural areas have become less healthy than America’s cities. In 1980, rural areas had lower rates of heart disease and cancer. By…
Agri View: California Dealing With Citrus HLB
Everett Griner talks about how California is dealing with and controlling HLB in citrus in today’s Agri View. California citrus growers are nervous about the disease…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…taking these steps, a critical reservoir of the disease and its vectors will be removed, which is essential to protect the surrounding citrus from this deadly disease. HLB is a…
Use a Food Thermometer to be Food Safe this Summer
…fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people suffer from foodborne illness each year, resulting in roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. So how…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…disease, and increase yield. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Plants are the foundation of diet…