African Swine Fever Threatens Russia’s Pigs
Due to the spread of African Swine Fever throughout Russia, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture is contemplating action to close all hog farms...
U.S. Blocks Neighbors’ Request for WTO Panel
The United States has blocked an effort by Canada and Mexico to have World Trade Organization (WTO) experts examine new U.S. labeling rules that the two neighboring countries allege are damaging meat export sales...
Pork Industry Call for Help May Take Time to Decide
The U.S. pork industry’s latest call for federal aid to prop up producers nearing bankruptcy may take a month or two to decide, Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary Michael Scuse said today at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC...
Take Precautions When Pumping Manure Pits
Reports of flash fires and explosions occurring recently in livestock barns while liquid pit manure was being agitated and pumped magnifies the need for farm safety when working on a hog operation...
U.S. Pig Tests Positive For Novel H1N1 Flu Virus
The Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL), Ames, IA, has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected at the Minnesota State Fair submitted by the University of Minnesota. Additional samples are being tested...
Testing U.S. Pigs for Novel H1N1 Flu Turns up Potential Positives
The Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL), Ames, IA, is working to confirm a preliminary diagnosis of novel H1N1 pandemic flu virus in swine samples collected during the Minnesota State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1...
Michigan Governor Signs Farm Animal Welfare Bill
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed into law HB 5127, which gives certain farm animals more flexibility in housing, and avoids a threatened ballot initiative by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)...
Pork Exports Continue Slower Pace in 2009
The month of August continues the downward slide of pork exports in 2009, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Minnesota Pork Groups Look at PRRS Eradication
At a joint meeting recently, the board of directors of the Minnesota Pork Board and the Minnesota Pork Producers Association agreed to consider drafting a resolution for the eradication of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus from the state, according to David Preisler, executive director of the two groups...
Ohio Launches Issue 2 Outreach Program
Leaders of Ohioans for Livestock Care have announced the first phase of the statewide outreach campaign in support of passage of State Issue 2...
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