NASDA

MAY 23, 2024

The State Veterinarian directs the overall responsibility of the Animal Health and Livestock Division, performing administrative, supervisory, financial, technical and professional duties relative to functions of the Department of Agriculture.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 17, 2023

Farmers Weekly Bovine TB is a devastating disease affecting cattle, causing significant trauma for livestock farmers and rural communities. It is the most challenging animal health disease the UK faces, costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds each year.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 1, 2024

animal health authorities say they cannot rule out cow-to-cow transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) after detecting bird flu in dairy herds in another three states.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Liver fluke is a common parasitic disease of grazing animals. Caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica, it is endemic to our national herd and flock, so it is important to ensure you know how best to reduce the impact it has on your livestock health and business.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 26, 2023

Farmers Weekly Defra is making £10m of additional funding available to livestock farmers in England to replace aging cattle sheds with state-of-the art facilities. The Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure Grant will allocate awards to farmers ranging from £15,000 to £500,000, prioritising new and upgraded calf housing.

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ATTRA

APRIL 19, 2024

Women in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida can apply to participate in “Women, Livestock, and the Land, ” a hands-on educational opportunity for women livestock farmers. Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2024.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 26, 2024

The program, “Women, Livestock, and the Land,” (WLL) aims to help farmers and ranchers from historically underserved, limited resource, or socially disadvantaged backgrounds start their livestock operations on the right foot. Applications for “Women, Livestock, and the Land” opened December 19, 2023, and will end on April 30, 2024.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 9, 2024

The FDA issued its most recent report on antibiotics late last year: 2022 Summary Report On Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals , along with Antimicrobial Sales and Distribution Data 2013-2022. The FDA’s good news: the amounts of antibiotics used in farm animals has declined since then.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

30 event will offer sessions on financial programs, animal health and liquid manure, as well as a trade show.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

MAY 10, 2023

Here in our beautiful state of Colorado, livestock is a huge necessity for our local communities. Managing and owning livestock is a significant responsibility, and it is something that comes with a wide range of limitations, regulations, and policies that are mandatory.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

Preventive Controls for Animal Food Rule Implementation NASDA members are at the forefront of implementing FSMA. The education, outreach, and training facilitated by state programs and PSA play a critical role in fulfilling FSMA’s objectives and upholding our Public Health Mission of ensuring a safe food supply.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Passage of the bill will also help each state address its needs for public practice veterinarians (food safety, public health, epidemiology, pathology, molecular diagnostics, virology, toxicology, immunology, bacteriology, serology, foreign animal disease preparedness, and livestock infectious diseases).

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

The rows of nut trees haven’t fully matured yet, but he’s banking on the future shade they’ll provide to shield his animals from sweltering heat. “We Rooted in preindustrial farming, the method involves intentionally incorporating trees on the same land used by grazing livestock, in a way that benefits both.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 14, 2024

With everything coming back to life after a long winter, producers are eagerly anticipating putting cattle out to grass and ending the daily feeding required of wintering livestock. With the shift in season often comes question of how early is too early for turnout and what mineral package — if any — needs supplied early.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Texas A&M AgriLife is home to the Livestock Guardian Dog Program and the Livestock Guardian Dog Bonding Project. This work is dispelling myths about what livestock guardian dogs can and cannot do, identifying the best ways to bond them to the animals they protect, and educating people about the results of these studies.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Farmers Weekly Breed, environment, production level and liveweight all influence which minerals – and how much – a beef animal needs to support health and performance.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 16, 2023

How to Prevent and Treat Horse Fly Bites on Livestock Did you know that horse flies can cause serious injury to your livestock? If you've ever seen a horse fly bite, you'll know that it's quite painful for the animal—and these bites are more than just an annoyance. Remove any dirt or debris, then wash with soap and water.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 1, 2024

Over about a decade, Watts has become an indie rockstar of agriculture, famous among a niche fan base of food-system reformers, animal-welfare advocates, and farmers who—after years of being exploited by big, industrial meat companies— decided to speak up and get out. The ones who dropped out, he said, mostly did so due to health issues.)

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly The Creeds are meticulous when it comes to calf rearing, so when animals suddenly started to get sick, it was a mystery as to why – until they discovered their dry cow minerals were out of date.

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AgriEpiCenter

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Agri-EPI Centre hosted a member community online special interest group entitled Data Collection from Livestock, that bought farmers, researchers and tech developers from across the agri-tech sector together online to discuss the power of data in cattle production and livestock farming.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 27, 2024

Once these fence posts are hammered into the ground, ranchers battle trees, wind and damage from livestock knocking them over. Now ranchers around the country are trialing a new technology, virtual fencing, to manage animals and their land. In a better world, you move your animals every day.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

million grant Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are looking at a one-two punch to restore rangeland health and support sustainable livestock production today. Texas A&M AgriLife leads collaborative $1.5

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Farming First

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Investing in animal welfare fosters prosperous and sustainable animal health markets for smallholder farmers around the world. The post It Pays to Invest in Animal Welfare appeared first on Farming First.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 6, 2023

A biosecurity and animal disease prevention company based at Guelph, Ontario has announced it’s merging with a U.S.-based Farm Health Guardian Ltd. and NoveTechnologies, LLC (NoveTech) say they have combined forces as of June 5, 2023, and will operate under the Farm Health Guardian.

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ATTRA

APRIL 2, 2024

Our pastures are devastated by livestock feeding areas, hooves, gate ruts, excessive rain, snow melt, and lack of vegetative cover during the non-growing season. We are too aware of the cost of pasture forage restoration, truck fenders, and loss of man hours, but there is also a cost to the health and welfare of our livestock.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

The best part about automation is that it can be used for many different tasks, from watering crops to feeding animals. LIVESTOCK: Use automated feeders so you don't have to worry about forgetting when each animal needs their next meal — the feeder takes care of everything automatically when programmed correctly.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Harvard Law School and New York University recently released a report on Animal Markets and Zoonotic Disease in the United States. The report reveals how lack of transparency and regulation in animal and livestock markets have the potential to trigger the next global pandemic.

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Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Taking good care of your animals is really important. When we talk about caring for your livestock's health, we mean making sure they are happy and healthy.

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NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

Letter Dear Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy: We are writing to encourage the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Congress to quickly pass the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (Innovative FEED) Act of 2023 (S. 1842 will bring animal food regulation into the 21st century allowing U.S.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The lunch menu: The summit is featuries roughly two-thirds plant-based menu to highlight the link between greenhouse gas emissions and livestock. International Dairy Federation & European Dairy Association s ide event : How Animal Source Food Nourishes The World In Times of Climate Change. But the meat industry is fighting back.

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ProAg

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Livestock producers know how susceptible a herd can be to disease. Stopping the spread of diseases is every livestock owner’s responsibility, particularly when it comes to visitors. Keep soap and paper towels accessible and remind staff to wash their hands after every contact with an animal. Eat first, then visit animals.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): Produce, Animal Food, Produce Safety Alliance, Food Safety Outreach Program a. 150 million – State, Local, Tribal, Territorial Human and Animal Food Programs i. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Programs a. Foreign Animal Disease i. livestock industry.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 130

Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 17, 2023

Updates to World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) standards for cattle trade will be required for the CattleBCG vaccine – expected to be deployed in 2025 – […] The post Trade talks on export of bovine TB-vaccinated cattle begin appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I’m sure others will have shared this with you, but as someone primed by reading your work to dig into authors’ backgrounds, I couldn’t help but notice some aspects of a new special issue of Animal Frontiers on ‘The Societal Role of Meat’ ( link ) that you might be interested to see.

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Livestock Food Ecology Science 219

Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly A respected pedigree Holstein breeder has accused the Animal Plant and Health Agency (Apha) of “incompetence” which is costing dairy farmers dearly.

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Cattle Livestock 161

Modern Farmer

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no doubt that industrial animal agriculture carries a laundry list of sins; greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and labor rights abuses are just a few examples. Not only that, but animal husbandry also has significant cultural value and eating animal products can have health benefits.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While most people love wild animals and want to see them exist in healthy numbers on the landscape, farmers don’t necessarily want to see those animals enjoying their hard-earned agricultural crops. What I can tell you is that it has been enlightening—and the health of my farm has been so much the better for it.

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