…small food animals, count in the survey if $1,000 worth of those products were sold,” Rater says. She said the census is a critical tool that gives producers an important…
Senate Passes Farm Bill, Next Stop: Conference
…little fanfare in major changes, compared to the current bill that expires later this year. The bill includes Senator John Thune’s amendment to allow partial haying and grazing on Conservation…
Assembly Bill Looks to Address Wild Pig Problem
…of the legislation is actually supported by animal welfare and environmental groups. The bill prevents the use of poison bait to kill pigs, which could inadvertently hurt other animals. The…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…funding a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine bank. FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep; it is not a food safety or human health…
Bill Sets Up Group To Study Trucking Regulations
…realities of transporting animals in a practical, common sense manner,” Heimerl said. “As we’ve pointed out, a trucker hauling livestock can’t just pull over and go ‘off-duty,’ leaving animals unattended….
NACD Reacts To Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill Draft
…Reserve Program (CRP) while not taking funds from other conservation programs and allows increased grazing on CRP acreage. However, the Senate bill includes language that shifts funding from working lands…
Livestock Groups Happy with FMD Funding in Farm Bill
…prepare for an FMD outbreak. But, we do need mandatory funding to make it work.” FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and sheep;…
Agri View: What Worries People
A Heart for Animals/Alexas Fotos/Pixabay Everyone has things they worry about. What tops your list? For today’s program Everett Griner talks about a survey on what worries people the most…
APHIS Wildlife Services Conducts First Field Trial of Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…can be difficult to eradicate in large numbers, so APHIS’ Wildlife Services (WS) program began testing the effectiveness of using sodium nitrite baits to selectively remove the animals. WS is…
FMD Language In Senate Agriculture Panel’s Farm Bill
…2018) — language establishing a vaccine bank to deal with an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). FMD is an infectious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals, including cattle, pigs and…
Celebrating California Invasive Species Action Week
…of different species of invasive plants and animals have already made their way into California and populations continue to increase each year. Preventative measures remain the most effective method for…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…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…