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MAY |
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Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program(5-1-13)
APRIL |
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Major Grocers Jointly Pledge Stall-Free Pork by 2022(4-30-13)
8 FMD Prevention Tips For Your Ranch (4-29-13)
New Livestock Identification Regulations Not Burdensome, Cattle Expert Reports
Ag Knowledge Must 'Spill Over' Among Countries
Killing Cattle Softly: Slaughterhouse or Gun?
'Egg Bill' Returns (4-26-13)
Mexico Still Sending Beef, Horsemeat to Russia
Michigan Animal Abuse Registry Proposed
Were Those the Days, My Friend?
Humane Society of the U.S. Starts Ohio Agriculture Group (4-25-13)
USDA's APHIS Releases ''High-Consequence'' Disease Fact Sheet
Feinstein Bill Sets National Standards for Egg Industry
LMA Remains Engaged in ADT Implementation Discussions
John Maday Named NIAA's Advocate for Animal Agriculture (4-24-13)
Horse Slaughter Bill Is Revamped, Reintroduced
Raw Milk Advocates Get First Look at Proposed Permit Rules
Court Refuses to Dismiss Poultry Farmer's Suit Against EPA
NIAA's President's Award to Dr. Jennifer Koeman
NIAA's President's Award to Dr. Leah Dorman
HSUS, Underwood Pressure TN Governor to Veto Bill (4-23-13)
CSPI Releases 'Risky Meat' Report
Horse Meat Processor Moves Closer to Opening
AVMA Report Indicates Excess Veterinary Capacity
Assembly Ups Penalties for Feeding Wild Horses (4-22-13)
Dennis Terms Controversial Livestock Abuse Bill 'Orwellian'
USDA, FDA to Establish Antibiotic Use Rules
Three-Part Video Series Addresses Antimicrobial Resistance
Scrapie News (4-19-13)
Support for Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act
NIAA Supports Animal Welfare, Not Activists' ''Humane Education''
Wyoming State Rep Opposes Move Against Horse Slaughter Plants (4-18-13)
HSUS Director Warned by Feds Over Sore Horse
Legendary Horses to be Slaughtered as Spain's Financial Crisis Deepens
Food Poisonings Up from Raw Milk, Poultry Bacteria
Rethinking Animal Disease Response
USDA Starts Program to Track Farm Animals in Cases of Disease (4-17-13)
Amended Raw Milk Bill Gets Montana Senate Support (4-16-13)
Report on U.S. Meat Sounds Alarm on Resistant Bacteria
FDA Seeks Comments on Sweetened Milk Labels
Six Things Moms Get Wrong at the Grocery Store (4-15-13)
Group Distorts Resistance Data To Blame Farmers
Food Arguments Should be Morality Based
Horse Slaughter Deniers (4-13-13)
Jolley: HSUS hangs Wyoming Premium Farms (4-12-13)
Wayne Pacelle and the HSUS Scam
Using Technology to Reach Producers
US Animal Activist Laws 'May Impact Globally'
California Examines Puzzling Trend of Horses' Sudden Deaths (4-11-13)
Animal Health Agency: Bird Flu Poses 'Exceptional Situation'
Obama Proposes Funding to Protect Plant and Animal Health
Canadian Farmers No Longer Get Federal Help to Quarantine Anthrax-Infected Livestock (4-10-13)
California Racetrack Probing Thoroughbred Auction Sale
Animal Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Comes Before House Energy and Commerce Committee (4-9-13)
FDA Sets Agenda for Veterinary Antimicrobial Meetings
Humane Handling Webinar Recap (4-8-13)
Ranchers, BLM, settle suit over Wyo. wild horses
Canadian Farmers No Longer Get Federal Help to Quarantine Anthrax-Infected Livestock
Oyster Farm Caught Up in Pipeline Politics
Internal Emails Reveal FSIS Was Divided on 'Pink Slime'
Summit to Address Hallmark/Westland and ''Ag Gag'' Legislation
Internal Emails Reveal FSIS Was Divided on 'Pink Slime'
MRSA Study Flawed, Resistance Debate Far From Over
Canadian Chicken Growers Adopt Food Safety System
Building Trust in What We Eat (4-5-13)
FDA: Stop Ads for Poultry, Livestock Antimicrobials
What Is the Most Devastating Disease for US Cattle? (4-4-13)
Neb. Bill Addresses Costs in Livestock Abuse Cases
Animal Rights Groups Sue FDA, USDA Over Egg Cartons (4-2-13)
Welfare Not Directly Linked to System Choice (4-1-13)
Identifying Johne's Disease with Accuracy
MARCH |
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U-turn Considered on European PAP Poultry Feed Ban (3-27-13)
Animal Agriculture Conference Set April 15-17 in Louisville
Egg Grading Game to Enhance Public Appreciation of Industry (3-25-13)
French Retailer with Hands-on Approach to Traceability
USDA Donates One Million Doses of Classical Swine Fever Vaccine to Guatemala
APHIS May Change Swine Disease Programs
California Considers Video Law
FSIS Grants One Downer Petition, Rejects Another
The CCA on Antimicrobial Resistance
Willard John Korsmeyer (1923 - 2013) (3-24-13)
Horse-Meat Scandal Exposes Weakness in Global Food Chain
New Mexico Slaughterhouse Employee Films Himself Fatally Shooting a Horse (3-22-13)
Sheep Producers Cautioned to Watch for Polio
Arkansas Raw Milk Bill Fails Before House Panel (3-21-13)
More Cows Participating in FARM
Tennessee Bill Sets Time Limit on Undercover Videos of Livestock
Pork Producer Confronts Mercy for Animal Activists
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions (3-19-13)
When Animal Rights Activists Launch a Sting, Animal Agriculture Businesses Can Fight Back, Says Cook
Nevada Reaches Deal With California-Based Wild Horse Advocates (3-18-13)
Livestock Producers Should Expect New Restrictions
Mississippi Cattle Farm Practices Good Conservation
Social Media and Vet Medicine Evolve
New Technology Could Improve Confinement Livestock Efficiency
Texas Animal Health Commission to Test Equine Animals in Kleberg County for Piroplasmosis (3-15-13)
NAMA Shows Support for Veterinary Act
Can Myths over Antimicrobial Resistance be Broken?
Farmers Ask FDA for More Time to Analyze New Food Safety Rules
FDA Issues More Drug Residue Warning Letters (3-14-13)
Tail Docking Ban Moves a Little Closer to Reality in Colorado
Commentary: Did Whole Foods Market go Too Far on GMO-Labeling?
Danish Pig Producers Using More Antibiotics (3-7-13)
Five FDA Producer/Vet Antimicrobial Meetings Announced
FEBRUARY |
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Commercial Cattleman Builds Back His Herd Using DNA Marker Technology (2-28-13)
Export Interest In U.S. Breeding Cattle Has Skyrocketed
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
BMC Had No Traceability System (2-19-13)
British Shoppers Saying Nay to Meat After Horse Scandal
Campaign to End Antibiotic Use in Healthy Livestock
Stop BVD (2-18-13)
New Bill Would Allow Horse Meat Processing In Oklahoma
USDA/APHIS Approved TB-Stat Pak Requires Only One Handling
Agriculture Committee Defeats Bill Banning Livestock Impoundment Without Veterinarian's Support
Germany Discovers Bird Flu Case on Poultry Farm (2-15-13)
TAHC Continues Efforts to Eradicate Scrapie
Economic Crunch Slows Adoption of Needle-Free Injection Technology (2-13-13)
Seaboard Settles HSUS Complaint Without FTC Action
NUBeef-BCS, NUBeef-UTS Scoring Apps Now Available (2-12-13)
HSUS and Others File Suit to Reinstate Gray Wolf Protections
Antibiotic Resistance Genes Found At Alarming Numbers In Livestock
Swedish Ag Authorities Recommend Tax to Reduce Meat Consumption
Wisconsin To Require Import Permit For Pigs (2-11-13)
South Dakota Ag Groups Fight Animal Rights Legislation
Secretary Vilsack Announces American Egg Board Appointments
Industry: Government is Obligated to Provide Meat Inspection, Even With Sequester
New Ad Focuses on HSUS' Lack of Support for Animals (2-7-13)
Future of the U.S. Egg Industry: A Look at the Glocal and Economic Impact of Egg Legislation
FDA Releases Report on Antimicrobials for Food-Producing Animals
Boehringer Ingelheim Now Sponsoring BQA Certification
USDA Announces a Proposed Action Plan for Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies
Vaccination Programs for Sheep and Goats
JANUARY |
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The Global Gene Pool of the Goat Seriously Under Threat (1-23-13)
Egg Industry Cuts Footprint By 50%
Swine Flu Confirmed in Pigs in Norway
McDonald's lets Aussies ''TrackMyMacca's''
Animal Agriculture Conference Focuses on Feeding Growing Population
New or Expanding Livestock Operations Need to Assess Water Needs (1-22-13)
Grandin: Livestock Industry has Improved Handling, Needs to Tell its Story Better
Sow Stall Ban Leads EU Meat Production Drop
Antibiotic Use Statistics Prove Misleading (1-21-13)
Animal Well-Being; Expanding the Conversation
Debating Raw Milk (1-18-13)
Lessons From Europe's Horsemeat Scandal
New Disease Certification Program for Ohio Sheep Producers
Grouping Cows Yields Benefits (1-17-13)
Canada, U.S. Agree On Animal-Disease Measures To Protect Trade (1-16-13)
Merging Values, Technology to Feed the World
Smithfield Completes Group Housing System Conversion (1-15-13)
New Hampshire Bill: Too Short For an ''Ag-Gag'' Bill?
Iowa State Researchers Awarded Grant To Study PRRS
Brazil Announces Audit To Curb BSE Fears (1-13-13)
The HSUS Releases Annual Ranking of State Animal Protection Laws
Welfare of Wild Horses during Training Studied
Ag, Vet, Law Enforcement Groups Launch ''Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition'' (1-11-13)
Veterinarians Counter HSUS Opposition to Maternity Pens
2012 Scrapie Annual Report Available
Montana's Brucellosis Management Gets High Marks From USDA (1-10-13)
Horse Slaughter Suit Hits USDA, Humane Society (1-9-13)
''ID-Day'' now scheduled for March 11
Antibiotic Use Statistics Prove Misleading (1-8-13)
GMO-Labeling Effort Advances in Washington State
New Report Tracks Progress in Responsible Pig Farming
Antibiotics to Be Debated on Capital Hill (1-7-13)
Wanted: Large-Animal Veterinarians Willing To Work in Rural Areas
Column: Aberdeen Beef Plant Impresses Livestock Handling Expert
FARM Program's 2013 Antibiotic Residue Prevention Manual Available in Spanish
Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
Vilsack Expands On 'Egg Bill' Remarks
Top Sheep Stories of 2012 (1-4-13)
Who is Responsible For Antimicrobial Resistance?
Science Behind the Beef Industry (1-3-13)
World's Response To Brazilian BSE Case Is Measured
Ranchers Use Website To Educate Urban Residents
Brazil Says Egypt Never Restricted Its Beef Over Mad Cow (1-2-13)
Equine Code of Practice Public Comment Period Underway; Producers Urged to Participate
Where Does Antimicrobial Resistance Come From?
Commentary: Fearless Agriculture Predictions For 2013
Isn't It Time For A Serious Look At The Facts of Castration?
Animal Rights Group Settles Lawsuit With Ringling (1-1-13)
DECEMBER |
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Temple Grandin Tours Aberdeen Beef Plant (12-29-12)
Voters Reject Proposition 37 and Measure 5
MRSA Detected In Milk Samples in Britain
The 2013 Sow Housing Deadline - An Update (12-28-12)
Ear-Tag Tracking System Developed at UK Could Keep Cattle Herds Healthier (12-20-12)
Cruelty at Pig Farm Considered Humane by Independent Panel (12-19-12)
What Can Lawmakers Do About Superbugs?
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Issue Demands Action
Farm Bill, Energy Policy, Antibiotics Top Priorities For Pork Producers (12-17-12)
California Raw Milk Producer Wants An Answer
FDA Proposed Animal Drug Residue Revisions
Former BPI Manager Files For Damages
US Livestock Industry Needs to be Prepared For FMD
Hurd vs. Consumer Reports - I'll Bet on Hurd
Russia Bans Meat From Ractopamine-Treated Animals (12-14-12)
Hormones From Livestock Operations May Skew Fish Gender Toward Males
Rising Instability Poses World Security Threat
Schmallenberg Immunity Fails to Emerge
Dairy Residue Manual Available in Spanish
Quicker Test for Johne's Disease Possible Next Year
Take A Bow, Arizona (12-12-12)
Antibiotics and Livestock Subject of Broad NIAA Dialogue
New Avian Flu Outbreak Hits China (12-11-12)
Weekly Overview: EU Sow Stall Ban: Now Just Three Weeks Away
Charges Not Brought Against Butterball Workers
Brazil Keeps BSE Status After Prion Protein Scare
Wisconsin Joins Federal CWD Certification
Does Science Support Pen Gestation?
FDA Should Share Data About Livestock on Drugs (12-10-12)
Industry Responds To Newspaper Profile of Beef Ops
UNL Study Leads To Preventing Contamination In Beef
Pontiac Man Outraged Over Wild Horse Slaughtering (12-9-12)
Horse Rescuer: 'A Lot of People Treat Them Like Livestock or Bicycles' (12-7-12)
Racetrack Drugs Put Europe Off U.S. Horse Meat
Billings Jury Finds Leachman Guilty on 5 Counts of Horse Abuse (12-5-12)
KSU Professor Says Consumers to Impact Livestock Antibiotic Use
Deconstructing the Opposition's Message
Quality Audit Results Continue to Help Beef Industry Move Forward
Residue Avoidance Posters Available for Markets
Commentary: HSUS and the 'Food Cliff' (12-4-12)
More Livestock Antibiotic Restrictions Likely
Managing Weanling Pigs Without Using Antibiotic Growth Promoters (12-3-12)
Is Fracking Making Livestock Sick?
NOVEMBER |
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BOAH Releases Raw Milk Study (11-30-12)
HSUS Files Complaint Against Nat'l Pork Board's Use of Funds
Approving Antibiotics - What's the Problem?
Beef Blueprint Launched (11-29-12)
Beef Producers Claim Shortage Of Large-Animal Vets; Vets Say No (11-28-12)
Publication Answers Raw Milk FAQs
California Egg Farmers Challenge Proposition 2 in State Court
AASV Board Amends Position Statement on Sow Housing
Research Suggests New Pathway for Antibiotic Resistance (11-21-12)
Nebraska Group Encourages Livestock Development (11-20-12)
Restrictions Lifted on Horses From Colorado (11-19-12)
Approving Antibiotics - What's the Problem?
Commentary: Talk About Hormones Responsibly
Project Seeks New Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine
California Egg Farmers File Prop 2 Suit
CDA Issues 2012 Colorado Livestock Disease Recap (11-18-12)
New Producer Tool Kits Disseminated (11-16-12)
What's Next in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance?
Antibiotic Use, Resistance Calls for Collaborative 'One Health' Approach (11-15-12)
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
Antibiotic Issues That Need To Be Addressed
Pig Genome Sequenced: Research Could Help Combat Animal and Human Disease (11-14-12)
Scientist Stresses Importance of Animal Health in Ag
Animal Activists Say Turkeys were Abused at N.C. Plants
''Get Smart About Antibiotics Week'' Likely to Produce Dialogue on Animal Drugs
Working Hard to Ensure Livestock Keepers Continue to be Well Served by Markets (11-13-12)
Pinkeye to be Major Topic at Livestock Symposium
New Creation Farm Family Raising Livestock With No Antibiotics (11-12-12)
Los Angeles City Council Embraces 'Meatless Mondays' Campaign
Court Case of ABC News, 'Pink Slime' is a Study in Media Trust
HSUS 'A Big Loser' in Elections
Raw Milk: Perfect Food or Public Health Threat? (11-9-12)
Texas Animal Health Commission Announces Details Of Cattle Traceability Rule
Former Poultry Inspector Denounces New Government Inspection Plan
Cornell Offers Only U.S. Salmonella Dublin Test for Cattle (11-1-12)
Researcher to Study Ecology of Antibiotic Resistance
OCTOBER |
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Schmallenberg Virus: First case in Northern Ireland Confirmed (10-31-12)
Hunt for Superbugs in Australian Animals (10-30-12)
2013 Antibiotic Residue Prevention Manual Now Available to Dairy Producers
US Livestock Industry Unbuffeted by Sandy
Antimicrobial Use, Resistance Symposium (10-29-12)
Some Progress on Global Livestock Diversity
Commentary: Handling of Livestock and Modern Sensitivities
Carnival Cruise Lines Eliminates Gestation Crates
HSUS Video, 'A Pig's Tail' Targets Young Children (10-26-12)
SDSU Receives First Funds for Swine Facility
National Dairy FARM Animal Care Program Findings Demonstrate Widespread Adherence to Guidelines (10-25-12)
Indian Group Proposes Global Traceability System (10-24-12)
Industry Fires Back at Factory Farming Campaign (10-23-12)
Humane Society Wins BENNY Awards for Animal Housing Campaign
What Repercussions Will Follow Proposition 37?
World's 1st Masters of Laws Program Concentrates on Animal Law, Lures Animal Welfare Advocates
Animal Health Group, Gates to Set Up Goat Plague Vaccine Bank
Eastern Idaho Cattlemen Eye Measures To Stem Brucellosis (10-22-12)
Iowa Company Selected to Develop FMD Vaccine
Controversies in Animal Welfare
Temporary Halt of U.S. Horsemeat to E.U.
2013 First-Time FEI Horse Registration: Microchips Required (10-21-12)
UPDATES: New Rules Address Tagging, Health Certificates
Making the Case for Livestock Research Funding (10-20-12)
Last Aust Sheep to be Culled in Pakistan
Waxman Bill Wants Antibiotic Transparency (10-18-12)
The Ever-Growing Price of E. Coli
Raw Milk Producer in SD Told To Stop Selling It
Clampdown Sought on Long-Haul Animal Transport (10-16-12)
Plum Island Researcher Making Strides Against Dreaded Livestock Disease
Waxman to Introduce Bill to Curb Antibiotic Use in Livestock
Stakeholders Discuss Sow Stall Ban
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
JAVMA Article Links Abortions to Modified-Live IBR Vaccines (10-15-12)
Updated Instructions for the National Residue Program
HSUS Criticizes Tyson's Animal Well-Being Audits
ATI Dedicates New Handling Facility
Management Key To Ensuring Animal Welfare
Deer Killer: Chronic Wasting Disease is Spreading; Case Confirmed in Pa. (10-13-12)
Canada Stops Accepting U.S. Horses For Slaughter
Scientists Use New Method to Help Reduce Piglet Mortality (10-11-12)
Dairy Owner Fires Five After Video
NMPF Statement on Dairy Video (10-10-12)
Magazine Needs To Check Facts On BSE
Rumen-Fluid-Based Analysis Gives Ranchers More Definitive Source of Best-Digested Forages
Swine Management Changes With Switch To Group Housing
Living Near Livestock May Increase Risk of Acquiring MRSA
Graphic Video Taken at Bettencourt Dairies Shows 'Culture of Cruelty,' Says Mercy for Animals
Canadian Cattle Farm Partners in $4 Million Solar Project
Egg Producer Target of Advertising Lawsuit
California Newspapers Encourage 'No' Vote on Prop. 37 (10-9-12)
Texas Animal Health Commission Announces Details of Cattle Identification Plan
Poultry Pollution Suit Goes To Trial
Beef Cattle On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Now Available Online
Ad Exposing HSUS's Emotionally Manipulative Message Airs in Iowa (10-8-12)
Pigs Are Made to Move, Not to Live in Solitary Confinement
Hermiston Doesn't Want Horse Slaughter Plant on its Doorstep (10-7-12)
Swine Flu Outbreak in Midwest Prompts Reminders About Safety Precautions at SC State Fair (10-6-12)
Trust Through Transparency – Part 1(10-5-12)
On-line Johne's Risk Assessment
Merck Launches New Dairy Care365 Training Series (10-4-12)
Report - Canada's Equine Traceability Program (10-3-12)
Drought Leaves Cracks in Way of Life
Saskatchewan Sees Spike in E. Coli Cases, Checking for Link to Beef Recall
Lawyers Seek Foie Gras Ban in New York
Commentary: HSUS Fundraising Confusing To Animal Care Supporters (10-2-12)
Study: Most Flu Infections in Fair Pigs Were Unapparent
Anthrax Confirmed in North Dakota Beef Cow
Hall of Fame Inducts Notable Beef and Dairy Veterinarians
Humane Society President Seeks Seat on Tyson Board
Ag Chief Says Acorns Can Harm Livestock (10-1-12)
Wild Horses Sold by US Later Ending up at Slaughterhouses?
Gene-Modified Cow Makes Milk Rich in Protein, Study Finds
FSIS Puts John Morrell Plant on Notice for Pig Handling
Manitoba Vet Fined in Mad Cow Case
Germany Introduces Revised Antibiotic Laws
SEPTEMBER |
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Ziehm Named Executive Director of the New York Animal Agriculture Coalition (9-30-12)
Cutting Livestock Greenhouse Gases Requires Effort from Rich and Poor Countries (9-28-12)
Get Kids Excited About Animal Science
Schmallenberg Virus Detected in Wales
Jolley: Talking Calmly About Antibiotics
The Other Side of Antimicrobial Resistance (9-27-12)
Farm and Consumer Organizations Protest Animal ID Scheme (9-25-12)
Ontarian Catches H1N1 Variant After Close Contact With Pigs
NPB Offers Open House Kits For Producers
Missouri Pork Producers Recognized
HSUS Sow Stall Effort ''Absolutely Not Justifiable''
Berlin Targets Superbugs in Animal Feed (9-24-12)
HSUS Files Suit, NPPC Calls it a Bullying Tactic
Governor Christie Signs Law Banning Horse Slaughter in New Jersey (9-21-12)
Scientists, Farmers Call for End to Antibiotic Use
Sheep Producers File Suit Over Payette Decision
Pregnant Pigs Treated Humanely
Minnesota Farmer Acquitted in Raw Milk Case
Lab-Grown Beef Could End The Food Crisis Before It Begins
LIC Gesture On Mutant Heifers 'Not Enough'
Australian Livestock Exports Dying From Neglect (9-19-12)
Agriculture Museum Taking Heat From Animal Welfare Groups
Farm and Consumer Groups Protest Animal ID Efforts
New Push to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals
Australian Livestock Exports Dying From Neglect
Audience Participation a Priority at Antimicrobial Use, Resistance Symposium (9-18-12)
Trich Rules Impact Cattle Moved to North Dakota
Minnesota Reports Two New Cases of H3N2v Flu Strain (9-17-12)
Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs
Jolley: 5 Minutes with Lawsuits, BPI and ABC
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
Vaccine Reduces E. coli 0157:H7 In Feedlot Setting
New Analysis Tells How World Eradicated Deadliest Cattle Plague (9-13-12)
Challenges Abound with PRRS (9-12-12)
Ohio Livestock Coalition Keeps Emphasis on Communication (9-11-12)
Take Steps Now To Reduce Influenza Risk
Look Beyond Agriculture for the Full Antibiotic Resistance Story
Humane Handling Is Essential To All Aspects of Beef Industry
New Swine Flu Virus Identified in Korea
NAHMS Swine 2012 Study Enters Phase II
Ensure Best Practice When Using Antibiotics to Keep Disease at Bay
Wilkie Attempts Livestock Stunning Bill (9-10-12)
Residual Antibiotics and Meat Fermentation
Major French Pig Breeder To End Pig Castration
Mink Farms Ethical in Raising Livestock (9-8-12)
Prosecutors Say Horse Protection Law Lacks Teeth
ISU Researchers Looking for Improved Diagnostic Tools to Detect Re-Emerging Disease in Pigs (9-7-12)
Antibiotics in Meat May Thwart Efforts to Make Sausage Safe
FDA's Public Meeting on Antiparasitic Drug Use and Resistance in Ruminants and Equines (9-6-12)
Drought Brings Untreatable Disease to Nebraska Cattle
Livestock Consortium Hires New Executive Director (9-5-12)
Commentary: How About Making Some Gravy?
China Modern Raises Raw Milk Prices (9-4-12)
Russia Tightens Controls on US Pork Exports
Kansas State Fair May Limit Showing of Animal Rights Video - Judge
Jolley: Talking Gestation Crates with Matt Prescott of the HSUS
Farm Use of Antibiotics Defies Scrutiny (9-3-12)
Giving Livestock Sector Its Due
California Slaughterhouse Reopens with Vow to Not Suffocate Animals or Shock Them in the Face (9-1-12)
Review Session To Answer Questions About Animal Antibiotic Use
Anthrax ID'd as Cause of Oregon Steer's Death
AUGUST |
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Montana FWP Hears Plan to Reduce Brucellosis (8-31-12)
The Agriculture Industry Goes Social
Ky. Governor Sets Rules For Drugs in Horse Racing (8-30-12)
Animal Activists Tap Wall Street to Change Farm Practices
Court Sets Hearing On PETA Lawsuit Injunction (8-29-12)
Livestock Producers Affected by Disasters Urged to Keep Good Records
Bon Appetit to Buy Humanely Raised Ground Beef Only (8-28-12)
Butterball Farm Worker Guilty of Animal Cruelty
Group Protests at Fort Myers Walmart Over Animal Cruelty
U of I Addresses Feed Shortage For Horses
Comment Period On Raw Milk Sales in Indiana Closes This Week (8-27-12)
Keeping Pigs - and Swine Flu - in Proportion
Dr. Temple Grandin Explains Beef Slaughter Process in Video Tour
Calif. Slaughterhouse Gets USDA Approval to Reopen
NM Livestock Virus Outbreak Prompts Show Rules (8-24-12)
Monthly APHIS Scrapie Report Available
Drought Could be Factor in U.S. Anthrax Cases
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health Seeks Nominations and Renews Membership (8-23-12)
On-Farm Antibiotic Use Related To The Deficit?
Second National Symposium on Antibiotic Use in Food Animals to be Held Nov. 13-15, 2012 (8-22-12)
ARAMARK Sets 2017 Deadline for Gestation Stalls
FMD Changes Could Alter Livestock Markets
Livestock Drugs 'Link' to Obesity Epidemic
USDA, McDonald's Suspend Slaughterhouse Buys
Farmers Get Help With Livestock Feed Safety (8-21-12)
PayPal Co-Founder Backs Company to Produce 3D-Printed Meat
How Industrialized Farming Could Facilitate Pandemic Swine Flu
West Nile Virus and EEE Rebounding
Animal Science Or Animal Emotionalism? (8-20-12)
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
Research Looks to Replace Antibiotics in Animal Feed
Study Sheds Light on 2009 H1N1 Influenza Infections
Brazilian State Plans Cattle Traceability System With Ear-Tags And Chips (8-17-12)
HSUS Wants Tyson Foods to Disclose Gestation Stall Plans
Senators Urge FDA to Strengthen Guidlines on Food Animal Antibiotic Use
2 Additional Anthrax Cases Identified in Colorado (8-15-12)
Consumer Perceptions Will Determine Agricultural Practices (8-14-12)
New Flu Strain Spreading From Pigs at County Fairs
State Legislative Update - August 2012
NAHMS Releases Data From Feedyard Study (8-13-12)
Future Research and Training Critical to Animal Agriculture (8-10-12)
Virginia State Veterinarian Requires TB Testing
Proposed APHIS Rule Would Exempt Domesticated Farm Animals
APHIS Releases Stakeholder Survey Response Summary
Animal Antibiotics and Science (8-9-12)
Animal Health Market to Hit $43 Billion in Five Years
Consumers Need More Information on Antibiotic Use (8-8-12)
HSUS Ads Spotlight Gestation-Sow Stalls (8-7-12)
NPPC: Work with Agriculture on Fire Standards
CDC Releases Annual Foodborne Pathogen Report (8-6-12)
H3N2 Raises Watchful Eye, Not Red Flags
Indiana State Fair Swine Sent Home With High Temperatures
Understanding Influenza in Swine and Humans
California Egg Farmers File Suit Against Prop 2 (8-3-12)
Update from APHIS Regarding Release of the Final Report on the BSE Epidemiological Investigation
HSUS Launching Ad Campaign against Pork Industry
What the Quality Audit Data Means to Producers (8-1-12)
Anthrax Case Confirmed in Sheep in West Texas
Horse Owners, Clubs Urge Governor To Support Horse Slaughterhouse in New Mexico
JULY |
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Protecting Animal and Human Health (7-31-12)
NPPC Wants Taiwan to End Ractopamine Ban (7-30-12)
Alliance Ends 25 Year Relationship With Bank of America
New Report Summarizes the Potential for LFTB
Dairy Checkoff Sponsors Animal Activism Meeting
Kentucky Urged To Improve Livestock Care Rules
NPB Offers New 'We Care' Posters (7-27-12)
PETA Takes 'Bets' On When Senator Will Die After Objection to USDA Vegetarian Push
Flu Cases From County Fair Traced to Pigs (7-26-12)
Senator Roberts: How Will this Agreement Affect the Price of Eggs for Struggling Consumers?
Slaughter Drafts NFL Player for Antibiotic Hearing (7-25-12)
Resilience of American Agriculture - Innovation, Diversity and Growing Markets
Senate Hearing on Feinstein's Egg Bill Excludes Opponents of Battery Cages and Federal Preemption
Animal Health Expert Slams Media Over Antibiotic Report (7-24-12)
Foodservice Distributor Sysco Says No To Sow Stalls
Radical Animal-Rights Group Not Telling Truth About Animal Care
Proposed APHIS Rule Could Impact Farmers
Group Petitions To Remove Milk From School Lunches (7-23-12)
USDA Partners with Foreign Countries to Enhance Safeguards for American Agriculture
Jolley: Dr. Leah Dorman, Animal Antibiotics and Public Health
Humanely-Raised Meat Is More Nutritious, CIWF Says (7-20-12)
AFBF Asks to Join Poultry Farmer’s Lawsuit Against EPA
New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online (7-19-12)
The Risks of Global Worming (7-18-12)
LFTB: Too Important To Disappear
Molecular Foot-and-mouth Disease Vaccine Developed at Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Animal Care Panel Reviews MFA Undercover Video (7-17-12)
Nationwide, Mandatory Hog Traceability Floated (7-16-12)
Midnight Egg Amendment in 2012 Farm Bill Escalates Animal Rights Fight (7-15-12)
Attenuated Vaccines Can Recombine To Form Virulent Field Viruses (7-13-12)
House Farm Bill Threatens California Animal Welfare Laws
Calgary Stampede Horse Deaths Anger Animal Rights Activists
AFBF: FDA's Livestock Antibiotic Proposals Based on Theory
Superbug Dangers in Chicken Linked to 8 Million At-Risk Women (7-12-12)
What Does it Take to Raise Poultry on Pasture?
Save The Date: NIAA Antibiotics Symposium, Nov. 13-15, Columbus, OH
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Far West Texas (7-10-12)
Wisconsin Livestock Dealer Enters Into Consent Decree Involving Drug Residues In Cows
Poultry Coccidiosis Cocktail: Yolk Spiked With Antibodies
Horse Slaughtering To Be Focus of Committee on Agricultural and Rural Affairs Hearing
Funds To Help Family Farmers Improve Farm Animal Welfare (7-9-12)
Points Being Missed In Stall Debate
USDA Develops Break Through Foot-And-Mouth Disease Vaccine
Animal Rights Activists Say Video Shows Horse Abuse At Reno Rodeo More Extensive Than Thought (7-6-12)
New Study Maps Hotspots of Human-Animal Infectious Diseases and Emerging Disease Outbreaks
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on the Codex Alimentarius Commission's Adoption of Standards for the Veterinary Drug Ractopamine
Bird Flu Outbreak Hits Chicken Farms in Mexico (7-2-12)
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Waldo Canyon Fire: Blaze Leaves Barren Landscape (6-28-12)
No Need to Panic on Animal Agriculture Efficiency (6-27-12)
FAO and OIE Cooperate to Control Foot-And-Mouth Disease
Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Is Linked To Hatchery in Springfield (6-26-12)
Scientists Create Antimicrobials That Kill Disease-Causing Pathogens
New Requirement For Various Livestock Entering Colorado From New Mexico
UN Says Livestock Epidemic In Congo Worst In 10 Years, Threatens Neighboring Countries
Consumers Union's Unfactual Attack On Antibiotics
Animal Ag Initiative Awards More Than $361,000 in Research (6-25-12)
USDA Announces Recent Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act Enforcement Actions
Livestock Disease Prompts Calls For Caution in Utah
State Confirms Bovine TB in Alpena Dairy Herd (6-22-12)
US Department of Agriculture Ends Funding For Chronic Wasting Disease
Jim Porter: Antibiotic Use In Livestock Feed Unsafe? (6-21-12)
Board Acts To Reduce Threat of Livestock Disease
EU Decision to Improve Animal Welfare Brings No Relief to Slaughter Horses (6-20-12)
Americans Don't Want Antibiotics in Supermarket Meat: Poll
Senate Rejects Feinstein's Egg Bill (6-19-12)
Prevent Undercover Videos With Proper Animal Care (6-18-12)
FMD Strain In Kyrgyzstan Infects Vaccinated Livestock
Cheyenne Pig Farmer Earns His Chops
Treating Mastitis in Dairy Cattle with Vitamin D
Idaho Agriculture Officials Report Q Fever In Goat Herd
Sonic Drive-In Joins Gestation Stall-Free List
Dutch Farmers Moving Beyond Group-Sow Housing To Sustainability
Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences
Letters: Humane Treatment Of Poultry Worth Price (6-15-12)
Ballot Initiatives Spell Trouble For Ag (6-14-12)
NCBA Opposes Federal Mandate on Animal Agriculture (6-13-12)
Use Science In Regulating Antibiotics, Agriculture Coalition Says
US Poultry Groups Applaud Senate Russian Trade Relations Bill
Responding to HSUS' 'Retail Activism' (6-12-12)
Oklahoma Farmers and Cattlemen On Alert For Rabies Symptoms
Make Egg Production More Humane
Veterinary Medicine Contributes $1.5 Billion To State's Economy
Upcoming PSA Meeting to Feature Vital Poultry Issues (6-11-12)
Opposing View: Not What It's Cracked Up To Be
Live from WPX 2012: A Look at the UEP/HSUS Agreement (6-8-12)
Pfizer To Spin Off Its Animal Health Unit, Announces Its New Name
Unified Equine Missouri to Open
NMPF and IDFA Oppose Senate Farm Bill Amendment Legalizing National Sales of Raw Milk
Nebraska, Iowa Officials Defend LFTB In School Lunches
USDA Establishes a Herd Certification Program for Chronic Wasting Disease in the United States
GenVec Announces Conditional Approval of FMD Vaccine for Cattle (6-7-12)
Farmers, Ranchers and Consumers Fight USDA Animal ID Scheme
Federal Bill Would Give Nation's Hens Bigger Cages (6-6-12)
Activists Stage Protest at World Pork Expo
Do Rising Farm Exports Affect Animal Welfare? Interview With HSUS's Paul Shapiro (6-5-12)
USDA Publishes Final Rule to Provide Greater Protection for Horses
Kroger Turns Up the Heat On Gestation Housing
Women's Magazines Blame Farmers For Breeding Superbugs
Another Ruling on FDA/Animal Antibiotic Petitions
Legalizing Raw Milk Sales Is Question For Indiana Board of Animal Health (6-4-12)
NPPC Raises Concern Over NARMS Data Collection
McDonalds Announces Stall Phase Out
Beef Launches Beef Vet Magazine
Bills Addressing Animal Health, Corporate Farming Signed Into Law
Chipotle Backing Stronger FDA Limits On Farm Animal Antibiotics (6-3-12)
New Animal Disease Facility Stalled By Budget, Politics
'Stakes' Barn to Be Used for Belmont Horses (6-2-12)
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