…their animals how, when and where they want to without GIPSA dictating the transactions.” Under the Donald Trump administration, USDA delayed the effective date for the GIPSA farmer fair practices…
USDA Removes Database on Animal Mistreatment
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture shut down a database that includes information about mistreated, injured, or killed farm animals. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cited privacy…
Help a Horse Day
…National Help a Horse Day. It was founded by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or ASPCA. The objective: to spread awareness about at-risk horses who…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…antimicrobial-use practices in 2016 before FDA’s implementation of policies that eliminated the use of medically important antimicrobials for growth promotion purposes in food-producing animals and required veterinary oversight of such…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…and renewable energy production in the rural landscape; and (xiii) address hurdles associated with access to resources on public lands for the rural communities that rely on cattle grazing, timber…
Animal Rights Groups Want Dead Animal Payments Stopped
The Humane Farming Association is once again attempting to get the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop payments to livestock farmers when their animals are unsheltered and die as a…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Updated Drug Residue Manual
…over 40,000 dairy producers who participate in the FARM Program. It is a convenient resource used by dairy farmers to review the antibiotics approved for use in dairy animals, and…
Little Time to Reverse Organic Livestock Rules
…indefinitely, and that’s what egg producers are asking for. The rules set treatment standards for organic animals produced for meat, dairy and eggs, including controversial provisions for outdoor access for…
Agri View: Costly Brush Fire Disasters
…Over a million acres of prime grazing land was burned. It wasn’t just grass. Hundreds of cattle were caught in the fire. Some were burned so badly they had to…
The Western View: Easter Pet Hazards
…and dehydration. Symptoms worsen as kidney failure develops. It’s usually fatal if left untreated. There are other risks your animals face with this holiday. Chocolate, easter egg grass, and xylitol…
Grassley Bill Would Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
…and efficient marketplace is one where packers that control all harvest capacity do not also own a majority of the animals to be processed,” Grassley said. “We need a competitive…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…spring and slightly below year previous levels for this coming summer. Producers indicated to USDA that they had four percent more animals in the market herd, reflecting four percent higher…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…continue to keep our food supply secure from diseases of farm animals.” Studies indicate significant and growing shortages of food supply veterinarians. A leading cause of the shortage is the…
Agri View: Cattle Grazing Cost
Everett Griner talks about cost of grazing cattle increasing in today’s Agri View. Cattle Grazing Cost You raise cattle, you have to have pasture. The more cattle you raise, the…