…And like bees and other animals, if their food sources disappear, so could they. That could also hurt us because we also rely on their pollinating skills. And, they are…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…beyond animals’ “needs” to include their “wants,” and to involve the farmers who raise its chickens. Specific advancements will include studying a fully enclosed, climate-controlled de-stress staging area for birds…
Agri View: Animal Agriculture
…everyone needs to be a vegetarian. But, animal rights groups would like to see farm animals go the way of circus animals. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…Bill language establishing and funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, and sheep; it is not a…
Foods Harmful to Our Health
…not considered edible; they’re hard, bitter, and unpleasant. That bitter flavor is a protective element: The plant puts it there to discourage animals, including us, from destroying them. And, it…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle and pigs; it is not a food safety or human health threat. Although the disease was last detected in the United States in 1929,…
Canadian Problems with PEDv Continue to Grow
…says some U.S. brokers have already quit taking shipments from Canada because of the outbreak. The virus causes diarrhea and vomiting. While older animals typically recover from the virus, mortality…
Fascinating Firefly Facts
…use the flashes to attract mates. The glow is also a handy way to repel predators. Since fireflies produce bitter chemicals as a response to predators, most insect-eating animals know…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…Food, Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals and Intentional Adulteration. Get more information here: http://www.almonds.com/processors/programs-and-events/food-quality-safety-symposium…
Brazil Cattle Prices Stumble Following Meat Inspection Scandal
…animals and instead asks to pay ranchers as much as 30 days later. The move has forced Brazil’s cattle futures to drop 17 percent this year. Producers fear they will…
Agri View: Animal Antibiotic Use
…that have been treated with antibiotics. So, what is a farmer going to do when his animals face those problems? Animals do get sick you know. Now, when a child…
Bats Shouldn’t Be Kept as Pets
…pets. The reason why the Organization for Bat Conservation has these animals is that they’re injured or orphaned or elderly. He says Camilla is an educational animal and travels around…
Sanderson Farms Sued Over Drugs in Poultry
…for use in animals. The groups say some of the products also tested positive for a steroid as well as growth promoters, all of which shouldn’t be in ‘100 percent…
Water Rights Protection Act Offers Relief from Federal Water Extortion
…grazing west of the Mississippi,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said. “Water is the most valuable resource for every farmer and rancher. Unfortunately, the federal tactics we’ve seen in recent years…