Food safety & security news
2024-05-13
USDA, HHS Announce New Actions to Reduce Impact and Spread of H5N1
On March 25, 2024, immediately following the first detection of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the Texas panhandle region, USDA and HHS began their work to understand the origin of the emergence and its... Read more
2024-05-13
USDA Providing Milk Indemnity, Funds for PPE and Biosecurity as H5N1 Hits More Dairies
As the bird flu outbreak in dairy cows continues to uptick in herds affected, USDA announced Friday that it is offering some financial assistance to dairy farms affected by the H5N1 virus. Read more
2024-05-13
SHIC Highlights Ongoing Influenza a Surveillance in US Swine Herds
Part of SHIC’s mission to protect and enhance the health of the US swine herd includes identifying emerging disease threats through surveillance and monitoring. The recent detection and confirmation... Read more
2024-05-13
Pork Producers Encouraged to Pay Particular Attention to Biosecurity Heading into Spring and Summer
The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork is advising pork producers to be paying particular attention to biosecurity at high traffic areas heading into the spring and summer.Last spring... Read more
2024-05-13
VDL scientists develop tool to rapidly detect devastating swine diseases
Endemic animal health threats such as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) result in large losses of revenue to U.S. producers every year and pose ongoing challenges to the... Read more
2024-05-13
USDA Providing Milk Indemnity, Funds for PPE and Biosecurity as H5N1 Hits More Dairies
As the bird flu outbreak in dairy cows continues to uptick in herds affected, USDA announced Friday that it is offering some financial assistance to dairy farms affected by the H5N1 virus. Read more
2024-05-13
SHIC Highlights Ongoing Influenza a Surveillance in US Swine Herds
Part of SHIC’s mission to protect and enhance the health of the US swine herd includes identifying emerging disease threats through surveillance and monitoring. The recent detection and confirmation... Read more
2024-05-13
Seeding a hunger-free future
Seed industry advances fight hunger with better crops and farmer partnerships. Read more
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2024-05-10
Building a Strong Food Safety Culture Across the Food Supply Chain
Organizations across the supply chain must build and maintain strong food safety cultures by elevating their food safety standards, reducing chemical dependency, harnessing advanced technologies,... Read more
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2024-05-10
Congress Must Pass the Farm Bill to Address Food Security
'We need a strong farmer-focused Farm Bill and we need it now. For Americans, for our allies and for our planet.' Read more
2024-05-10
Climate Change and Food Insecurity: How Can Canada Adapt?
Although Canada has abundant resources, its food and agriculture systems are uniquely influenced by its geography which spans a wide range of climate zones from mild to temperate and subarctic.... Read more
2024-05-10
Study Reveals Changes in Soil Carbon and Nutrient Stocks in Desert Oasis Farmland
The arid desert oasis is an important agricultural production base in northwestern China, and desert reclamation is the main reason for its continuous expansion. However, the effects of long-term... Read more