…covered in the USDA H-GAP Audit Program. The aligned components include areas such as biological soil amendments; sprouts; domesticated and wild animals; worker training; health and hygiene; and equipment, tools…
Getting Prepared for the Bovine General Order Implementation
…types of operations are covered by the order including stockyards, calf ranches, auction yards and others that confine animals for more than 45 days a year. While auction yards and…
Beef Supply Facing Mounting Market Pressures
…percent through mid-April from a year ago, driven by ongoing dry pasture conditions, and the likelihood of forced herd liquidation during the coming grazing season, as reported by meat industry…
OTA: Higher Organic Standards Up to Industry
…Batcha was referring to a flattening in the growth of organic egg and dairy sales. The livestock and poultry requirements would have imposed outdoor living requirements for animals involved in…
NCBA Applauds Introduction of Legislation Addressing Hours of Service Changes for Livestock Haulers
…animals on the trailer that must be kept moving, and that they must get to their destination as quickly and as safely as possible. This bill provides for more drive…
Clover Creek Bridge Crossing
…fencing and livestock water facilities. Livestock management requires year ‘round access to check animals, water supply, fencing, and rotate grazing. This access was denied by lack of creek passage during…
Agri View: Trade War and Red Meat Exports
…to produce our red meat animals. In the long run, it also means that you will pay more when you buy it. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Cargill Survey: Consumers Believe Their Food is Safe
…that food producers are taking the necessary steps to ensure that meat is safe for the grill. Another 87 percent of respondents believe that an animal’s diet can have a…
Canada Closes TB Investigation
…receiving the last of the lab culture test results on about 30,000 animals tested during its probe. The investigation started in 2016 after finding six cases of bovine tuberculosis in…
Pressure Mounting for Accurate Labeling of Imitation Dairy Products
…as a product that is sourced from animals. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) expressed concern regarding enforcement of the federal standards of identity. “I am really concerned about the proliferation of…
Natural Garden Pest Protection
…garden with minimum pest problems and high organic production requires some cooperation with nature, and that means working with the animals that will naturally protect your crops. I’m Cathy Isom……
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
…to agricultural producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather, disease or by attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government. Eligible…
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…the United States of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in livestock. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep; it is not a food safety or…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…2018 Farm Bill of language establishing and funding a vaccine bank to combat an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including…