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Shift focus to responsible antibiotic use, not arbitrary reductions
Pig Health Today | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Energy NewsSome retailers and foodservice companies are asking for animals that have never received antibiotics (“no antibiotics ever” or NAE), but that request fails to recognize that animals — like people — get sick.That puts veterinarians in a corner, according to Joel Nerem, DVM, Pipestone Veterinary Services, Pipestone, Minnesota.“‘No antibiotics ever’ has become a very effective marketing tool,” for some retailers and foodservice companies, he told Pig Health Today. He thinks a lot of this is driven by misconceptions about why and how antibiotics are used on the farm.“When you talk to
Horses let loose at Stark County Fair, one drowns
Farm and Dairy | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Agriculture NewsA Mansfield man was arrested Jan. 14, after he admitted to setting more than a dozen race horses loose from the Stark County Fairgrounds, along Wertz Avenue.One horse ventured onto Meyers Lake, which was partially frozen, and drowned while first responders attempted a rescue effort.
Thousands in Oklahoma could lose Medicaid coverage
Thousands in Oklahoma could lose Medicaid coverage | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Rural, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThousands of Oklahomans could lose Medicaid coverage if the state is allowed to implement work requirements for the public health insurance program, according to a study from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. The study found anywhere from 4,000 to 13,000 adults could lose coverage.
As States Lag on Cyber Training, Agencies Are Fertile Phishing Grounds
Pew Trust | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsWhile hackers and cybercriminals frequently target state computer systems, many states don’t require every employee to get cyber awareness training. Answering a seemingly routine HR email, the Utah workers typed in their credentials as requested.And then they had a paycheck stolen.Cybercriminals had tricked the state workers into opening fake links.
Report urges 'radical changes' to world's diet -- less meat, more veggies
USA Today | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Food NewsAround the world, people eat far too much red meat and sugar, and nowhere near enough nuts, fruits and vegetables, according to a report released Wednesday.
US Forest Service builds pen for possible horse slaughter
Capital Press | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Agriculture, Federal NewsThe U.S. Forest Service has built its first corral for wild horses, which could allow it to bypass federal restrictions and sell the animals for slaughter. The agency acknowledged in court filings in a potentially precedent-setting legal battle that it built the new pen in Northern California for mustangs gathered this fall on national forest land along the Nevada border because of restrictions on such sales at other federal holding facilities.The agency denies claims by horse advocates it has made up its mind to sell the more than 250 horses for slaughter.
Idaho wolf control board seeks $200,000 to kill wolves
Capital Press | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Rural, SARL Members and Alumni NewsA $200,000 budget request by Gov. Brad Little for an Idaho board that manages money to pay a federal and state agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and big game is sufficient for fiscal year 2020, a board member told lawmakers. "We're fine with the $200,000 this year," Wolf Depredation Control Board member Carl Rey told the budget-setting Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, noting the board has a surplus this year."I will tell you that I don't think that is sustainable beyond fiscal year 2020," he said.The board contracts with the U.S.
Trump: US agriculture industry needs immigrants
Watt AgNet | Posted onJanuary 20, 2019 in Federal News“When we have proper security, people aren’t going to come, except for the people we want to come, because we want to take people in to help our farmers, etc.” “You need these people. It will make it easier. … I’m glad I told you that because, look, you’re in the business and a lot of people don’t understand this. You need people to help you with the farms and I’m not going to rule this out. … You’ve had some people for 20-25 years that are incredible, and then they go home. And they can’t get back in.
USDA will open some FSA offices
USDA | Posted onJanuary 17, 2019 in Federal NewsU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled about 2,500 FSA employees to open offices on Thursday, January 17 and Friday, January 18, in addition to Tuesday, January 22, during normal business hours. The offices will be closed for the federal Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, January 21.
‘Dairy farmers are eroding their profits for the pleasure of producing extra milk’
The Bull Vine | Posted onJanuary 17, 2019 in Agriculture NewsSpeaking at the Irish Grassland Association’s (IGA) Dairy Conference on January 9 in Co. Cork, John Roche from Down to Earth Advice presented on the topic of producing marginal milk to the large crowd in attendance on the day. “In the Irish system of milk production, base milk is cheap and marginal milk is very expensive to produce.