animal disease outbreak

The Washington State Department of Agriculture didn’t need to search far for their new state veterinarian. WSDA announced Wednesday that interim state veterinarian Dr. Amber Itle has been selected to serve as the new state veterinarian. Itl ...

To encouraging Washington’s cattle industry to either try out, or renew usage of the ECTR system, the state Department of Agriculture is offering free RFID tags. The WSDA’s Brennan Kimbel said ECTR, the Electronic Cattle Transaction Reporting System, offers ranchers and dairy owners an alternative way to meet brand inspection requirement s through self-reporting of sales and out-of-state cattle m

The outlook for the United States farm economy depends on the implementation of new trade agreements and the evolution of animal and human disease outbreaks. The University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute reports that while net farm income increases in 2020, under a baseline assumption of continued trade friction with China, other indicators of the health of the farm e

The National Pork Producers Council is pleased that the 2018 Farm Bill contains important mandatory funding for animal disease prevention and preparedness efforts.  The five-year bill includes $120 million in funding for the first four years of the legislation going to animal health and disease preparedness.  At least $5 ...

Producers who are concerned about animal disease outbreak can be proactive by creating a written response plan.   Rod Massey of University of Missouri Extension said it can also allow producers to talk with banks to get help.   “’I have an idea to get through this but I need, essentially, a promissory note or a line of credit in case this happens that you’re aware of it.’ That goes a long way in h