…animals. The new Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner website provides a complete picture of the modern American beef industry after research has shown millennials want more information on how their…
CDFA Secretary Applauds Wildfire Relief Efforts
…acute issue right now, being able to move animals out, or being able to move water and food in,” Secretary Ross stated. Crews have been fighting the 21 fires that…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
…progress. Backup generators are being utilized to ensure livestock has access to water if the power goes down and many ranchers are leaving specific gates open so animals will not…
World Wildlife Fund UK: Meat Production is Killing the Planet
A study by the World Wildlife Fund UK claims the land required to feed food-producing animals is destroying the earth’s biodiversity. The World Wildlife Fund UK recently released its report,…
Sommet de l’Élevage Announces Expansion Plans
The Sommet features cattle shows. This year they have nearly 2,000 animals participating. Big expansion plans for an already huge global livestock show is among the news coming out of…
South Canada Livestock Producers Could See Winter Hay Shortage
…off grazing lands early to preserve pastures. Early feeding brings an added expense to producers. One expert suggested that if alternative supplies and cost “don’t pencil out,” then producers will…
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…of antibiotics to speed up growth or protect confined animals has been partly blamed for an uptick in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The new ordinance does not target processors or producers but…
Every Winery Needs a Dog
…animals, sniff out the harmful critters and pests before a harvest, and actually help vineyards cut down on the use of machinery, pesticides and other chemicals. California, which produces about…
NPPC Seeking ELD Waiver
…in its Hours of Service rules, exempting from the regulations and from any distance-logging requirements truckers hauling livestock within a 150 air-mile radius of the location at which animals were…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…bales. The Extension Service also estimates at least 1.2 million beef cows, or roughly 27 percent of the state’s entire cowherd, were grazing in 54 counties that have officially been…
California Animal Welfare Regulations Increasing?
…demanding laws in the country pertaining to farm animals, but the new initiative looks to tighten rules for pigs, chickens, and cows even further. The proposed “Prevention of Cruelty to…
Amazon Poised to Disrupt the Grocery Industry
…already marketing their Wagyu beef burgers, made from grass-fed cattle raised in California, as being produced from a single cow instead of trimmings of multiple animals like most other burgers….
Salmonella Vaccine Reduces Animal Disease and Foodborne Illness
…cause disease in food animals, like pigs. Others cause foodborne illness in humans. A new vaccine developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ames, Iowa, protects against these types…
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…is a bacterial disease that attacks the vascular system of plants. It does not pose a threat to humans or animals. The Asian citrus psyllid can spread the bacteria as…